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- Release Date: 1998
- Runtime: 111 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Starring: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper ... See all
- Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Plot 1
Based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him...
Plot 2
Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper. It is known for having moved the setting of the original novel from 1861 to 1990s New York. The hero's name has also been changed from Pip to Finn. Despite its popular and respected cast of actors, the movie received mixed reviews.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia