Great Expectations

A somber, faithful Dickens adaptation that lingers on class anxiety and thwarted love, rewarding patient viewers with rich period detail and emotional weight.

Directed by

Joseph Hardy

Genres

Drama, Romance, Tv movie

Starring

Michael York, Sarah Miles, James Mason

Overview

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, romantic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, identity, love, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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