Normally the words ‘graphic novel’ bring to mind images of sci-fi and thriller plot, but Tamara Drewe is something rather different, a graphic novel aimed largely at women, which is essentially a modern day update of Thomas Hardy’s Far From The Madding Crowd, in which sexy flirt Drewe returns to her small country village after completely transforming herself through plastic surgery and a new look. She stirs up dark passions amongst the locals, which leads to tragedy. Now the first trailer for Stephen Frear’s movie version has been released (which includes French subtitles but is in English), and shows a dark-haired Gemma Arterton causing trouble in the English countryside. The film premiered at Cannes and is currently scheduled for release in the UK on September 10th. Click below for the trailer.