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Great Expectations
1997
A rising artist, flourishing with the help of a benefactor, falls fruitlessly in love with his wealthy childhood playmate, who has grown to be a beautiful coquette. But the nefarious influence of her eccentric, spiteful maiden aunt taints their relationship. A stylish, heavily romantic updating of the eponymous Dickens classic, .. Read more
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro |
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| Director | Alfonso Cuaron |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Great Expectations
A rising artist, flourishing with the help of a benefactor, falls fruitlessly in love with his wealthy childhood playmate, who has grown to be a beautiful coquette. But the nefarious influence of her eccentric, spiteful maiden aunt taints their relationship. A stylish, heavily romantic updating of the eponymous Dickens classic, staged in 1970s south Florida. Bancroft, as the "Miss Havisham" character, steals the show.
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Hank Azaria, Nell Campbell, Josh Mostel, Marla Sucharetza, Stephen Spinella, Kim Dickens, Isabelle Anderson, Raquel Beaudene, Jeremy James Kissner, Gabriel Mick |
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| Director | Alfonso Cuaron |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 04 Feb 2002 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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A modern version of Charles Dickens's novel, with its hero turned into a brooding artist; despite the care lavished upon it, the picture is devoid of life.
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"...Exciting....It's the films very lightness which confirms Cuaron as probably the most graceful director to emerge in Hollywood this decade..."
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Medium Expectations
This movie feels a bit flat and patchy and the characterisations are somewhat one dimensional. Paltrow is her usual pretty self, Ethan Hawke plays his usual shifty self and De Niro and Bancroft both go into pantomine mode.
Its all a bit cartoon like and hardly breathes any life into Dickens novel due to its half-hearted mocking style.
Worth a watch if you are a fan of any of the actors in the movie but if you want to watch this in the hope of seeing a top quality yarn then forget it. -
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Medium Expectations
This movie feels a bit flat and patchy and the characterisations are somewhat one dimensional. Paltrow is her usual pretty self, Ethan Hawke plays his usual shifty self and De Niro and Bancroft both go into pantomine mode.
Its all a bit cartoon like and hardly breathes any life into Dickens novel due to its half-hearted mocking style.
Worth a watch if you are a fan of any of the actors in the movie but if you want to watch this in the hope of seeing a top quality yarn then forget it. -
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