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Great Expectations

1998, Movie, R, 111 mins

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
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Recast as a tale of erotic obsession and shallow celebrity, Charles Dickens' Great Expectations becomes director Alfonso Cuaron's (Y Tu Mama Tambien) sadly lush ode to exploited youth, a visual feast that never loses sight of the bitter toll the plot's twists and turns take on its characters. Ethan Hawke stars as an artist who still holds a candle for the rich girl (Gwyneth Paltrow) who stole his heart when both were still only children. Read the complete review for Great Expectations
Estella (Valerie Hobson) dances with Bentley Drummie (Torin Thatcher) then with "Pip" (John Mills), with whom she is cruelly candid in David Lean's Great Expectations, 1946.
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The grown-up "Pip," (John Mills) visits Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt) and sees Estella (now Valerie Hobson) for the first time since childhood in David Lean's Great Expectations, 1946.
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Pip (Anthony Wager) studies the bizarre surroundings as he meets Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt) and plays cards with young Estella (Jean Simmons) in David Lean's Great Expectations, 1946.
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The now-mature "Pip," (John Mills) while at work with blacksmith Joe Gargery (Bernard Miles) gets a propitious visit from the lawyer Jaggers (Frances L. Sullivan) in David Lean's Great Expectations, 1946.
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Posted: 11/26/2008
Year: 1998
Rated R

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Cast
Ethan Hawke: Finnegan Bell
Gwyneth Paltrow: Estella
Anne Bancroft: Ms. Nora Dinsmoor
Robert De Niro: Prisoner/Lustig
Chris Cooper: "Uncle" Joe
Hank Azaria: Walter Plane

 

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