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Mood:
- AtmosphericGloomyStylizedCaptivatingEmotional
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Plot:
- Artist's LifeOrphanFall in LoveSocial DifferencesUnfulfilled LoveHopesLove and RomanceMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaRomanceMelodrama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s90s
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Place:
- FloridaNew York
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Audience:
- Girls' Night
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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- Based on Book
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- SeriousRealistic
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- ProfanitySexual Content
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Great Expectations, 1998
English, French
USA
Profile of Great Expectations
Great Expectations can be described as gloomy, stylized, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around an orphan, the life of an artist, and unfulfilled love. The main genres are drama and romance. In terms of style, Great Expectations is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Florida and New York. Great Expectations takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. Great Expectations is well suited for a girls' night. Note that it involves sexual content and profanity.
Summary of Great Expectations
A rising artist, flourishing with the help of a benefactor, falls fruitlessly in love with his wealthy childhood playmate, who has grown to be a beautiful coquette. But the nefarious influence of her eccentric, spiteful maiden aunt taints their relationship. A stylish, heavily romantic updating of the eponymous Dickens classic, staged in 1970s south Florida. Bancroft, as the "Miss Havisham" character, steals the show.
Details
| Language: | English, French |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 30 January 1998 |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
Cast and Crew
as Finnegan Bell
as Estella
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The New York Times
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- by: Elvis Mitchell
TV Guide
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- by: Maitland McDonagh
