Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life until a twist of fate introduces him to the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham and Estella, showing him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 5.6/10 | |
Released: | March 26, 2023 | |
Genres: | Drama Romance | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Hulu FX Productions BBC Scott Free Productions Hardy Son & Baker | |
Cast: | Olivia Colman Matt Berry Johnny Harris Owen McDonnell Hayley Squires Ashley Thomas Fionn Whitehead Trystan Gravelle Shalom Brune-Franklin Rudi Dharmalingam Matthew Needham 2 more Tom Sweet Laurie Ogden | |
Crew: | Charles Dickens Ridley Scott Steven Knight David W. Zucker Kate Crowe Mark Kinsella Tom Hardy Mona Qureshi Dean Baker | |
This came out in March but just ran across it…..This isn’t your English teacher’s Great Expectations. It’s a bold and bawdy adaptation that breathes new life into Dickens’ classic tale of social strivers, adding sex, drugs, and violence to its portrait of Victorian London. Okay then, what more could we ask for except the exceptional actress Olivia Coleman.
I do enjoy a varying degree of Classic Literature movie adaptations. This certainly took a chunk of creative license and butchered the original story a
great unexpected’(pun intended) 90%. Yet, I found the plot variations easy to follow. The acting was superb for the relatively unknowns, well at least to me.
If I were a college professor this adaptation would be great to present along with the original Dickens Classic Tale for a compare and contrast. If you came across this and have not read the book by Charles Dickens, I recommend reading the book first, then watch a few older adaptations. The 1946 is the most beloved edition. Another I enjoyed was from 1998. There are at least 30 film, stage, and, tv adaptations available. Many to choose from for your own personal comparing and contrasting.