Watch David Lean's Great Expectations

Giles 2022-03-13 08:01:01

Very nice black and white image with very clean and clear background and contrast.

The simple but great story and the natural narrative rhythm allow me to fully appreciate the greatness of Dickens and the beauty of the simple life. This is the beauty of hard times that novelists have learned from pubs and travel.

The shots and the rhythm of the story are so tightly integrated that the story runs very smoothly.

Although the actor's appearance is a bit older than the age in the novel, but the superb acting skills make people sometimes think that this is a drama.

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Great Expectations quotes

  • Pip: Why are you going to Richmond, Estella?

    Estella: I am going to live, at a great expense, with a lady there who has the power or so she has of taking me about and introducing me, and showing people to me, and showing me to people.

    [sipping tea]

    Pip: You'll have a gay time and be much admired. You must look forward to that, Estella.

    Estella: It's part of Miss Havisham's plan for me, Pip. I shan't take any great pleasure in events which I don't shape, but I shall be beautiful and I shall be gay, I shall be obedient and I shall write regularly of my gaiety.

    Pip: Will you always be part of Miss Havisham's plan, Estella?

  • Estella: Moths and all sorts of ugly creatures hover about a lighted candle. Can the candle help it?