Little Dorrit (1. Nobody's Fault 2. Little Dorrit's Story) (1987)
Country: GB
Technical: col 176m/181m
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall, Alec Guinness, Sarah Pickering
Synopsis:
A rich tapestry of characters revolve around the Marshalsea debtors' prison, where the eponymous Amy devotedly tends to the needs of her family, and from where the son of her employer attempts to bring release.
Review:
A vast endeavour which took two films to do justice to the dual perspective of Dickens's novel. Characters are defined by their attitude to money, as in so much nineteenth century fiction: those who see it as an instrument of survival, and those for whom it means power and status. Excellent though the production is, black and white photography might have better disguised the studio sets and added depth to the images.
Country: GB
Technical: col 176m/181m
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall, Alec Guinness, Sarah Pickering
Synopsis:
A rich tapestry of characters revolve around the Marshalsea debtors' prison, where the eponymous Amy devotedly tends to the needs of her family, and from where the son of her employer attempts to bring release.
Review:
A vast endeavour which took two films to do justice to the dual perspective of Dickens's novel. Characters are defined by their attitude to money, as in so much nineteenth century fiction: those who see it as an instrument of survival, and those for whom it means power and status. Excellent though the production is, black and white photography might have better disguised the studio sets and added depth to the images.
Country: GB
Technical: col 176m/181m
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall, Alec Guinness, Sarah Pickering
Synopsis:
A rich tapestry of characters revolve around the Marshalsea debtors' prison, where the eponymous Amy devotedly tends to the needs of her family, and from where the son of her employer attempts to bring release.
Review:
A vast endeavour which took two films to do justice to the dual perspective of Dickens's novel. Characters are defined by their attitude to money, as in so much nineteenth century fiction: those who see it as an instrument of survival, and those for whom it means power and status. Excellent though the production is, black and white photography might have better disguised the studio sets and added depth to the images.