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Release Date:
30 January 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Let desire be your destiny.
Plot:
Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love. full summary | full synopsis
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Charles Dickens
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(41 articles)
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Review: Modern Family - Great Expectations
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(From Cinematical. 20 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
Review: Modern Family - Great Expectations
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Brilliant.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ethan Hawke | ... | Finnegan Bell |
 | Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Estella |
 | Hank Azaria | ... | Walter Plane |
 | Chris Cooper | ... | Joe |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Ms. Dinsmoor |
 | Robert De Niro | ... | Prisoner / Lustig |
 | Josh Mostel | ... | Jerry Ragno |
 | Kim Dickens | ... | Maggie |
| Nell Campbell | ... | Erica Thrall |
 | Gabriel Mann | ... | Owen (as Gabriel Mick) |
| Jeremy James Kissner | ... | Finnegan at Age 10 |
| Raquel Beaudene | ... | Estella at Age 10 |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Carter Macleish |
 | Marla Sucharetza | ... | Ruth Shepard |
| Isabelle Anderson | ... | Lois Pope |
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Rated R for language and some sexuality.
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111 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #35333) |
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Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
Canada:14A |
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France:U |
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Singapore:PG (cut) |
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Revealing mistakes: During the beginning sequence where the young Finn is splashing through the shallow water, drawing in his notebook, you can see indentations in the page indicating where the creatures eye is to be drawn
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Referenced in "Little Britain: Bath of Beans (#1.1)" (2003)
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Bésame Mucho
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I have never read Dickens' "Great Expectations," but I can tell you that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Let me clear something up right away. This is not a b-movie, a cheesy remake, or even a remake. It is my understanding that this movie is loosely based on the Dickens' book, but that it does follow the themes, just not the exact story. This is a great movie, it is a modern classic. The acting is excellent. Ethan Hawk is amazing, he really is a top notch actor. He's not just a young sexy leading man type who gets by on looks and a touch of acting (as I had previously thought since he looks like the typical Matt Dillion or a Lowe type). Gwyneth Paltrow is absolutely stunning and plays her role perfectly. De Niro has a nice, powerful role, and duh, he's awesome in this movie. Anne Bancroft was hauntingly superb in this movie, you'll see what i mean. Hank Azaria and Chris Cooper play great supporting roles. I think this movie was probably Chris Cooper's breakthrough role, and he was great.
The movie was breathtakingly shot. The cinematography was better then even the recent crouching tiger hidden dragon. The movie gives you a feeling of awe and mystery because of it's settings. It's a work of art. The writing...based on a classic Dickens novel..come on it is superb. No cheesy lines; yes there are heartfelt beautiful lines, but none cheesy or over-emotional or over the top dialogue. The writing and actors clicked perfectly. Need I say the story was both interesting and intriguing (based on Dickens' Great Expectations). It may be loosely based or not, but it was GREAT.
The directing pulled everything together and added some nice tricks to make this movie a Modern classic. And the way music was used to intensify this movie and when and where it was used was absolutely brilliant, and i suppose this is the director's job, WELL DONE.
The music was almost as important as the acting in this movie. The musical score for this movie is one of the best I have ever encountered. It makes this movie move you. And just as good are the music (songs) the movie uses, how and when they are used. This is one of the few movies that thrives on sound (music) to help create it's mood, power and emotion and it is done masterfully.
This movie is a masterpiece. Beautiful on the eyes, ears, heart, and mind. I feel sorry for you if you don't ever get to experience this movie, it is a MUST see.