To begin, heresy: Great Expectations is one of Charles Dickens’ weaker novels—too heavily plotted, with a surfeit of…
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Cast
Ethan Hawke (Finnegan Bell)Gwyneth Paltrow (Estella)Hank Azaria (Walter Plane)Chris Cooper (Joe)Anne Bancroft (Ms. Dinsmoor)Robert De Niro (Prisoner)Josh Mostel (Jerry Ragno)Kim Dickens (Maggie)Nell Campbell (Erica Thrall)Gabriel Mann (Owen)Jeremy James Kissner (Finnegan at Age 10)Raquel Beaudene (Estella at Age 10)Stephen Spinella (Carter Macleish)Marla Sucharetza (Ruth Shepard)Isabelle Anderson (Lois Pope)Peter Jacobson (Man on Phone)Drena De Niro (Marcy)Lance Reddick (Anton Le Farge)
Director
Alfonso Cuarón
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Synopsis
Modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.
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