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Great Expectations (1946; American release in 1947),
Director: David Lean, rated Approved
From the
Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!
  Starring:
John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager, Jean Simmons, Bernard
Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Finlay Currie, Martitia Hunt, Alec
Guinness, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Eileen Erskine, George
Hayes
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Estella has been part
of my existence ever since I first came here, the rough, common
boy whose heart she wounded even then. She has been the
embodiment of every graceful fancy that my mind has ever known.
To the last hour of my life she cannot choose but remain part of
my character, part of the little good in me, part of the evil." -
Pip
Why watch this? This
film adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic novel is superb.
Plot Summary:
An humble orphan, nicknamed Pip, has his life transformed after
a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict and subsequent
visits to the mysterious, wealthy, heartbroken Miss Havisham and
her beautiful ward, Estella. With the help of an unknown
benefactor, Pip moves to London to become a gentleman, allowing
him to pursue his love for Estella while abandoning his simple
roots.
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Dad's Preview:
As expected, this film immerses its audience into early
19th century England. We get to know a simple common
family, eking out a living on the foggy moors. Where
this film excels is the creation of its complex
characters: a young farm boy who wants to become a
proper gentleman, an scary escaped convict, a spinster,
living in a dusty mansion manipulating those around her.
This epic brings these people, and their interlocking
stories, together with intensity and grace. We are
subjected to love and heartbreak, fortunes and loss,
and, in the end, a final truth that gives us all hope.
There is a reason this story is a literary classic, and
you'll benefit from knowing it. |
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Anthony
Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame, Cineguild;
General Film Distributors, Ltd. |
