This comprehensive DVD set explores the life, times and work of Charles Dickens, the great ... more
Victorian author, Dickens is undoubtedly one of the great literary geniuses of all time. Yet, there is much about Dicken's incredible life that remains unknown. ...
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: Great Novel, alot of tension Disadvantages: Very Long and in three voumes.
Great Expectations is one of CharlesDickens best and well known work, and in my review i will be analyzing the characters, places and themes throughout the book. Dickens often wrote about children and this is no exception in this novel.
Firstly the main character is Phillip Pirrip or Pip as he is reffered to throughout the book. Pip is the protagonist in the book and the narrator, meaning it is essential for Dickens to build a strong bond between him and the reader therefore Pip has to be a believable character. And this he is, he is an orphan (which two percent of children in the Victorian age where) and he is in poverty, both easily associable points. Pips parents are dead, however we are not told how or when they died, just that Pip cannot remember them anymore. His naivety is shown as he can describe his parents from ...
Advantages: Characters are exceptional. Disadvantages: Quite lengthy.
Great Expectations
The novel Great Expectations, by CharlesDickens, follows a young, socially inexperienced boy through his journey of disillusionment and morally incorrect choices. These choices ultimately end with his inability to adapt to life and the relationships around him.
Pip encounters various tragedies throughout his perplexing years, plunging him into a life of deceit, debt and mysterious truths. These are all told through the eyes of the older Pip, frequently doubting himself and accusing himself of immoral deeds. His loneliness overshadows all signs of superiority he displays in his workings in London. The truths of his benefactor bring together all the mysteries and suspense in his life, finally leaving the reader wondering if he is going to live the rest of his life scarred by these tragedies. Highlighting ...
Advantages: Rich, dramatic novel with well defined characters Disadvantages: Morally didactic
Great expectations is one of the better known and probably one of the most popular novels written by CharlesDickens. Typically of Dickens, it is crammed full of pathos and social critiques
It is a realist novel of the nineteenth century published initially as a serial in a periodical. As such cliff hangers abound. Written in first person narrative and focussed on the central character of Pip, the reader accompanies him through his various life experiences and shares his hopes, fears, embaressments and pleasures.
The dramatic opening to the book features Pip as an orphan, hand raised (iwith slaps and jerks) by his sister and her kindly husband, Joe Gargery, the village blacksmith, and a menacing escaped convict.
Pip steals food for the convict, an action which sets off a chain of events of plots and subplots culminating in ...
A three disc set. Disc One features a documentary which looks at the life and times of author Charles Dickens with dramatic reconstructions. Disc Two features the David Copperfield television drama. Disc Three features A Christmas Carol; an Anton Lesser dramatisation, also Songs From Grope Lane and The Making Of Uncovering The Real Charles Dickens.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
OPUS ARTE MEDIA PRODUCTIONS; SELECT MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION
Release date
29/09/2003
No of Discs
3
Catalogue No
OA 0876 D
Barcode
0809478000662
Languages
Main Language
English
Subtitle Language
French, German, Spanish
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital Stereo
DVD Description
A three disc set. Disc One features a documentary which looks at the life and times of author Charles Dickens with dramatic reconstructions. Disc Two features the David Copperfield television drama. Disc Three features A Christmas Carol; an Anton Lesser dramatisation, also Songs From Grope Lane and The Making Of Uncovering The Real Charles Dickens.
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