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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 9780780021273
Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 0780021274
Label: Criterion
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0EnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: PMIDGRE270D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 12, 1999
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: December 12, 1947
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In one of the great translations of literature into film and the debut film of alec guiness david lean brings dickens masterpiece to robust on-screen life. The characters populate leans magnificent miniature beautifully photographed by guy green and designed by john bryan. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/12/1999 Starring: John Mills Jean Simmons Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr
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David Lean's handsome adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel captures the warm humor and richness of character that so many filmmakers miss in their reverent recreations of Victorian England. From the nightmarish opening sequence on the windswept graveyard where young orphan Pip (Anthony Wager) meets the desperate escaped criminal Magwitch (Finlay Currie) to the shadowy, musty mansion of the widow Miss Haversham (Martita Hunt) where he first meets the impertinent young beauty Estella (Jean Simmons), Lean captures a childlike exaggeration of reality with his elegant expressionism. When Pip's sudden change in fortune sends him to London as a burgeoning gentleman in high society, Lean sketches a beautiful, bustling city. John Mills's performance as the adult Pip charts his change from the wide-eyed wonder and generous spirit of the child he was to the class snob transformed by money and social standing, an ugly flaw that Pip confronts when his mysterious benefactor is finally revealed. The outstanding cast also features Valerie Hobson as the grown-up Estella, now a beguiling enchantress, a bright young Alec Guinness in his film debut as Pip's jovial London roommate Herbert Pocket, and the imposing Francis L. Sullivan as the decidedly humorless lawyer Jaggers. Exquisitely photographed by Guy Green (who won an Oscar for his work). Lean and his collaborators effectively maintain the heart of Dickens's epic drama while cutting it to its essentials in this vivid, compelling film. --Sean Axmaker
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For much of my life I considered Great Expectations David Lean's most enjoyable film. I hadn't seen it since it appeared on Bravo in the 1980s, so I was very excited when I recently bought it at half price during a Criterion Collection sale. The early scenes of Pip's extraordinary encounter with the prisoner Magwich, family life with his shrewish sister and gentle Joe, and Pip's visits to see Miss Havisham and Estella still grab me in my movie bones. Lean's incredible facility for atmosphere in the ... Read More
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Our Book Club leader knew that this 1946 film of Dickens' story followed the book most closely. Pip as a young boy shows his fears and his bravery with great animation. Bitter Miss Haversham teaches Estella well. Magwitch is a big surprise. I enjoyed Alec Guiness and John Mill's performances. Pip's sister's death was different in the film than in the book, as was the end of Estella's marriage. This is one of my favorite classics. I've read it over a number of times, and have seen this movie more ... Read More
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Classic 1946 version, rated 8.2 on IMDB and #245 of the Top 250. I never read the book, so I can't compare it, but I thought it was very well done. Cinematography looked great even by today's standards, and the performances were also strong. Okay, maybe a little over the top, but that was the style back that, and it didn't distract overall.
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This was bought as a gift, as we had watched together on TV, and decided it was
something we would enjoy owning.
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I always found Dickens novels a bit difficult and hard to pay attention to. Great Expectations is one that students often have to read in high school and it can be tough going. I learned to love Great Expectations through this film. David Lean brings out the story in a wonderful way and makes the story clear and meaningful. Both Pip and Estella are born from low beginnings and then brought up to be a gentleman and a lady. Their relationship to the status is based on money and connections. When the ... Read More
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