Title:
Great Expectations
Released: 1998
Genre: Drama /
Romance
Runtime: 111 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Tagline:
Let desire be your destiny.
Plot
Summary: Based on Charles Dickens' timeless
tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an
unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York
City, the story concerns a man of modest background
who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious
benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams
come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of
making Estella fall in love with him...
Comments:
A
romantic masterpiece. Great Expectations is surelly
a gem, a masterpiece of the romantic genre. In these
days is often rare to be presented with a genuine
romantic (in the literally sense)effort like this.
In this tradition, the characters are black and white;
there's no "grey" in here, no ambivalences,
no ambiguities.But also in a romantic tradition, the
evil characters get the chance to redeem themselves.
Rendition is always the main theme in romantism: like
Jean Valjaean in Les Miserables there is Arthur Lusting
in Dicken's Great Expectations. Plus a incredible
photography and gorgeous scenarios, and a very intense
cast. Ethan Hawke is great, Gwineth in her most beautifull
appearance, Ann Bankrotf deserved an oscar and Robert
Niro... well, De Niro is always De Niro: the greatest
actor of the XX century. The best adaptation of the
Dicken's classic ever.
Cast
overview:
Ethan Hawke .... Finnegan 'Finn' Bell
Gwyneth Paltrow .... Estella
Hank Azaria .... Walter Plane
Chris Cooper .... Uncle Joe
Anne Bancroft .... Ms. Nora Dinsmoor
Robert De Niro .... Arthur Lustig
Josh Mostel .... Jerry Ragno
Kim Dickens .... Maggie Bell
Nell Campbell .... Erica Thrall
Gabriel Mann .... Owen (as Gabriel Mick)
Jeremy James Kissner .... Finnegan Bell at Age 10
Raquel Beaudene .... Estella at Age 10
Stephen Spinella .... Carter Macleish
Marla Sucharetza .... Ruth Shepard
Isabelle Anderson .... Lois Pope
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Gwyneth Paltrow getting undressed to go fully nude.
featured
actress:
Scene #2
Scene
Description:
Gwyneth Paltrow wearing a short green dress and standing
in front of a guy as he reaches up to touch her panties
and get her off with his hand.
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actress:
