Electric Decade: The Good Soldier
A new adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford鈥檚 classic novel. Adapted by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
By Ford Maddox Ford
Adapted by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
A new adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford鈥檚 classic novel. John Dowell is the original unreliable narrator in a twisted tale of sex, money and murder.
John Dowell (Kyle Soller) recounts the 鈥榮addest story ever told鈥�, in which 鈥榞ood soldier鈥� Edward Ashburnham's libido leaves countless lives in ruins. Sharp, menacing and ultimately deadly, The Good Soldier can be seen as the prototype for the psychosexual drama. In charge of the story is Dowell - the impotent, voyeuristic husband of Florence, whose love affair with Edward ultimately ends in tragedy. But how much can we trust Dowell鈥檚 account of events? How does he know such intimate details of his wife鈥檚 affair? And who is really responsible for the dramatic tragedies that hang over the story?
Of The Good Soldier Graham Greene said, 'I don't know how many times in nearly forty years I have come back to this novel'. While Julian Barnes simply described it as 'a masterpiece'.
John Dowell鈥�. Kyle Soller
Florence Dowell鈥�. Tonya Cornelisse
Edward Ashburnham鈥�. Patrick Baladi
Leonora Ashburnham鈥�. Fiona O鈥橲haughnessy
Major Hazleton鈥�. Mark Bonnar
Nancy Rufford鈥�. Ashna Rabheru
Jimmy Doyle鈥�. Ronan Summers
Maisie Maidan鈥�. Cecilia Appiah
Directed by James Robinson
A 麻豆社 Cymru Wales Production
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