Alec Guinness, Sarah Pickering, Cyril Cusack

Arthur Clennam returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy Dorrit and of her f...( read more  read more... )ather residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison. Pursuing their cause Arthur comes across a successful business opportunity and also gains a number of new acquaintances, while his and Amy's paths continue to cross. A reversal of fortune lays him low, but to fully understand how, this story must now be seen through Little Dorrit's eyes. Adapted from Charles Dickens' novel.

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G, 357 min.

Directed by: Christine Edzard

Release Date: March 26, 1988

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DVD Release Date: June 7, 2005

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  • June 12, 2007
    Brilliant acheivement. Few ofther films capture the feel of Dickensian London so well, and none have dared what this film does - to tell a love story from the view points of both parties. Wrapped in social commentary, the film relates the love between Mr Clennam and Amy Dorrit, i...( read more)n a story arcing two films: the first from Clennam's view and the second from Amy Dorrit's view. Fantastic, riveting, and rewarding.
  • March 30, 2009
    Dickensian England is being described as a manipulative conversion of buffoons and upper class crooks and that adaptation is no exception to Charles' spirit.Edzard keeps a low profile and with the ever-mighty Guinness,the precise decoration of 19th century England,notwithstanding...( read more) the fading background of alleys,moist corners..the book's rich complexity doesn't wither.
  • July 3, 2008
    want to see this because it won best picture with the LAFC
  • January 17, 2007
    A wonderful adaptation of Charles Dicken's novel.

    A beautifully acted film, which some might find over long. The language may also appear stilted as is delivered in true Dickensian style.

    This is a tale of Little Dorrit as she and her family go from rags to riches and back agai...( read more)n. It details all the usual falseness of the trappings of wealth and depicts some of the injustices that faced the people of Victorian England should the fail to meet the expectations of self-reliance.

    For those who enjoy Victorian period dramam this is well worth the watch.

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