Great Expectations (1998)

Regisseur:

Alfonso Cuarón

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Charles Dickens (novel)
Mitch Glazer (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

30. Januar 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Class Distinction | Eccentric | Switchblade | New York City | Painter

Filmpreise:

1 win & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

a visual masterpiece

US Showtimes:

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Besetzung

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 - Age 10
Stephen Spinella	...	Carter Macleish
Marla Sucharetza	...	Ruth Shepard
Isabelle Anderson	...	Lois Pope

Alternativ:

Große Erwartungen (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Länge:

111 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

USA:R (certificate #35333) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Drehorte:

Astor Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Art Linson Productions

Dies und das:

Alfonso Cuarón always use the green (he even auditioned green eyed girls for A Little Princess (1995)) as the main color of its movies. He uses red and orange (complimentary and opposite colors) to make some remarks.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: In the scene in which Lustig is shown on TV, the commentator mentions Lustig is due for death by lethal injection. Florida only began offering lethal injection relatively recently. When Finn was a boy, the method would have been the electric chair.

Dialogzitate:

Finn: Seven Years passed, I stopped going to Paradiso Perduto, I stopped painting. I put aside the fantasy and the wealthy, and the heavenly girl who did not want me. None of it would happen to me again. I'd seen through it. I elected to grow up.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Little Britain: Bath of Beans (#1.1)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Bésame Mucho

a visual masterpiece

Great Expectations is one of the few films that can incorporate stunning visuals, one of the best soundtracks to ever grace a film and simply characters that you truly care about by the end of the film.

It's true that the character development on the character of Finn is a little weak, but the characters of Estella and the over flamboyant and heartbroken Miss Dinnsmore certainly make up for Finn's minor flaws. Personally i found the film very enjoyable and immersive, and the incredibly imaginative cinematography will certainly keep anyone's attention as well.

This film is a stylish and brilliant remake of a classic and could almost be considered timeless compared to other recent attempts at "updating" the classics which fail in comparison(such as the recent failed attempt at romeo and juliet). Great Expectations is certainly worth a rental (or even purchase) for anyone that enjoys simply a good, immersive movie with some absolutely beautiful imagery.