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I thought Nicholas Nickelby was excellent. David Copperfield was good. Martin Chuzzlewit was worthwhile for Paul Scofield and the actor who played Pecksniff but the story was not that great.
I have both versions of Bleak House to view. That should be interesting.
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The previous '88 BBC version had an excellent cast, including Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness. Rising Brit star Matthew Macfadyen (Pride & Prejudice, In My Father's Den, Death At A Funeral) will be taking on the role of Arthur Clenham, played by Jacobi in '88. Respected scribe Andrew Davies (of P&P '95 and Middlemarch fame) will adapt.
I quite liked the most recent BBC adaptation of Bleak House, also adapted by Davies. No one beats the Brits at this sort of thing IMO.
I wish I could've seen the stage version of Nicholas Nickleby way back in the day, but the recorded version of this production is a great favorite of mine.
One of my favorite Dickens adpatations of all is David Lean's version of Great Expectations, with a radiant Alec Guiness and a wonderful John Mills as Pip and Pocket. They were both actually a bit too old for their parts, but they are so memorable and lively in their roles that I never fail to be captured by this film - in fact, it's my favorite Lean picture of all. The opening is as atmospheric in B&W as anything can be, as is the cinematography throughout the film. And I love the early scenes with a very young Jean Simmons as Estella. Martita Hunt is a remarkable Miss Haversham. With a fine script that makes the most of Dicken's characters and a strong visual style, Lean's GE is one of the greatest literary adaptations ever made.
Yes Lean made an excellent adaptation, and his film stand until now.
The scene when the fugitive appears suddenly is still working!
The previous '88 BBC version had an excellent cast, including Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness. Rising Brit star Matthew Macfadyen (Pride & Prejudice, In My Father's Den, Death At A Funeral) will be taking on the role of Arthur Clenham, played by Jacobi in '88. Respected scribe Andrew Davies (of P&P '95 and Middlemarch fame) will adapt.
I quite liked the most recent BBC adaptation of Bleak House, also adapted by Davies. No one beats the Brits at this sort of thing IMO.
I wish I could've seen the stage version of Nicholas Nickleby way back in the day, but the recorded version of this production is a great favorite of mine.
One of my favorite Dickens adpatations of all is David Lean's version of Great Expectations, with a radiant Alec Guiness and a wonderful John Mills as Pip and Pocket. They were both actually a bit too old for their parts, but they are so memorable and lively in their roles that I never fail to be captured by this film - in fact, it's my favorite Lean picture of all. The opening is as atmospheric in B&W as anything can be, as is the cinematography throughout the film. And I love the early scenes with a very young Jean Simmons as Estella. Martita Hunt is a remarkable Miss Haversham. With a fine script that makes the most of Dicken's characters and a strong visual style, Lean's GE is one of the greatest literary adaptations ever made.
That's good news.
I just finished the latest "Bleak House" and it was excellent. So good, in fact, that I plan to read the novel.
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