Who wrote the novel from which the 2015 British romantic drama was adapted where Matthias Schoenaerts plays Gabriel Oak?
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film) Far from the Madding Crowd is a 2015 British romantic drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Juno Temple. It is an adaptation of the 1874 novel of the same name by Thomas Hardy, the fourth time this novel has been filmed.
Simon and the Oaks Simon and the Oaks (Swedish: Simon och ekarna) is a 1985 novel by Marianne Fredriksson. The book is set predominantly during the 1940s and uses the persecution of Jewish people during World War II as a backdrop. The book was later adapted into a Guldbagge Award-winning feature film by the same name starring Bill Skarsgård. After its release "Simon and the Oaks" became a bestseller and has since been translated into 25 languages.