Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786301383868 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 6301383869 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: December 03, 1994 Running Time: 360 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: October 21, 1988 Sales Rank: 6307
Description: The trials & tribulations of a young woman born & raised in debtor's prison provides the basis for this two-part adaptation of a Charles Dickens novel.
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Rating: - Through Dorrit's Eyes
I purchased this adaption of Little Dorrit several years ago on laserdisc and I enjoyed it, but I found that to fully appreciate this film it was necessary to watch it to the end. The point to this film ... Read More
Rating: - Part two - A satisfactory conclusion
Part two of this ambitious film is a definite improvement over part one. It develops themes and fills out the plot (as really any second half of a story should), though you could never watch part two without ... Read More
Rating: - Ambitious Dickens adaption on a low budget
Made in 1987 and boasting a 200 plus cast and essentaially a 6 hour film in 2 parts, director Christine Edzard's adaption of one of Dickens' least read novels is only partially successful. It is told from the ... Read More
Rating: - Little Dorrit, On Video, Is Still A Misbegotten Failure
I saw this adaptation of Little Dorrit at a local theater when it was first released. It had received such favorable reviews I thought I was in for a treat: Dickens translated to film impeccably. Instead, I ... Read More
Rating: - Atmospheric but looong...
Judging by the other very positive reviews here I am in the minority when I say this was heavy going. Watching this has actually served to put me off Dickens! The video undoubtedly captures the atmosphere of the ... Read More
- Through Dorrit's Eyes
- Ambitious Dickens adaption on a low budget
- Little Dorrit, On Video, Is Still A Misbegotten Failure
- Atmospheric but looong...