Great Expectations (1946)
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: David Lean
Written By: Kay Walsh, Ronald Neame, Charles Dickens, Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring: John Mills, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness, Francis L. Sullivan, Jean Simmons, Bernard Miles, Valerie Hobson, Anthony Wager, Martita Hunt, Ivor Barnard
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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| Oct 26 | obligatory | 80 56% |
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| Oct 01 |  |
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| Sep 18 |  |
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What surprised me the most was the "experimental" nature of some of the sequences -- the talking cows, the noirish mansion, the period pieces, the sometimes silliness (''learning to be a gentleman" scenes) -- which are generally portrayed in the brick of the original novel, which tracks so many of the components of human nature. Like many others, I liked the childhood parts a bit more than the adult ones. The supporting cast tended to outshine the main characters, though.
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| Aug 30 | Gorro | 74 68% |
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It's really very good except that Mills is ridiculously old for the role.
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A more or less perfect adaptation (except the too optimistic ending), that makes the most of the novel's gothic elements and leaves out all the right parts.
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Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is such a cruel story to tell in a movie format. The 1946 version is nearly two hours and it still feels rushed as hell. On a positive, it might be one of the easiest to digest, telling the story as simple as they could with these intricate set of events. The acting was overall good, it's more the time restraints that stops them from shining through in full force. David Lean does well with the visuals. Though, I'm not sure the great expectations were met...
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This is a good, old character drama. The story is mildly intriguing and there are some interesting characters present. Its a fairly typical Victorian set period drama I suppose, with some sentimentality, the odd surprising moment and so on (I haven't personally read the Charles Dickens book its based on). The music is a bit cheesy I suppose (although that can be excused given its age) but for what it is, its good. I'm not sure I'd expressly recommend it as such, no.
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A thoroughly adequate and thoroughly unremarkable adaptation.
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Like a Dickens novel itself, the orphaned protagonist takes a backseat to the cast of colourful characters (including the memorable Mr. Jaggers and Ms. Havisham), gothic atmosphere, and social commentary. The cinematography is beautiful and Lean absolutely captured the spirit and feel of a Dickens novel, however my biggest complaint is that the story began to fall apart towards the end, becoming difficult to understand and perhaps a tad too melodramatic.
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Great story thanks to Dickens. I love his themes on the heart, and although they are there in the story they are not too overbearing. Very good execution on telling the story, brings the characters to life and moves the plot along at a nice, entertaining pace.
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Lean's robust elegance is on full display with this fairly slender adaptation. It doesn't have quite the flamboyant self-importance of most epics, which is refreshing. Rather, it's simply told, well acted, and shot wonderfully, which is enough to make a grand classic like this feel rewarding.
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As fine a Dickens as you're likely to find on a screen. Beautifully shot. Slightly better than Lean's Oliver Twist, which is also good.
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