Oliver Twist

Polanski is the kid of guy who likes to dance on the edge. A mixture of clown, genius and artist who has suffered personal tragedy and humiliation but one who keeps cranking amazing films. This Oliver Twist is no exception.... Read more at imdb.com

Roman Polanski never ceases to amaze me at all the things he can do. He can make so many different kinds of films well. His range is truly extraordinary. The man who gave us Chinatown, Pianist, Rosemary's Baby has now... Read more at imdb.com

There was little that Charles Dickens didn't know about human nature. Who better to interpret his work for the screen than the similarly gifted Roman Polanski.Polanski's film allows everyone their humanity. Even the extras who people the immaculately designed sets,... Read more at imdb.com

In the Nineteenth Century, the orphan Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is sent to a workhouse, where the children are barely fed and mistreated. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a... Read more at imdb.com

Without a doubt the Roman Polanski version of OLIVER TWIST is the greatest "straight" telling version of this story ever filmed. Yes, you will see glimpses of the David Lean version and the Carol Reed musical, but this film stands... Read more at imdb.com

Perfect, there is no better way to describe this wonderful production by Roman Polanski. This time honoured story by one of the world's greatest writers has been given excellent treatment by a fantastic director.First, the acting is quite good, not... Read more at imdb.com

Roman Polanski's film is an authoritative take on Dickens' classic. It is expertly paced, slowly immersing the viewer into the plight of the young orphan and its predicament in Victorian England. Through a meticulous period reconstruction, superb acting, and effective... Read more at imdb.com

I completely disagree with the comment I just read. I thought Roman Polanski did great respects to the story and to Dickens. I thought all of the performances were well done and Ben Kingsley was just amazing. I have been... Read more at imdb.com

Oliver Twist in Roman Polanski's version has many similarities with the earlier Oliver! version, despite to fact that more than 20 years have passed between these versions. Even the actors who play Fagin and Skyse look the same. I think... Read more at imdb.com

I was somewhat ambivalent about the thought of one of my favourite directors making a version of the much loved classic tale Oliver Twist. On the one had Roman Polanski crafts wonderful and moving films extremely well so I was... Read more at imdb.com

Oliver Twist" is another personal curveball from Polanski and it fits admirably into his filmography. More hardships and horrors await within the villainous London underworld before good fortune will shine on "Oliver Twist. ... Full Review

Where the Potter movies retreat into fantasy to grab hold of audiences, Twist achieves the same effect by relying on a sense of emotional realism. By the end of the tale, when Oliver visits Fagin in prison just before his execution, we see a young boy facing his fears and coming out on the other end with a very deep and real sense of his own fortunate lot. ... Full Review

Having walked for seven straight days to get to London, Oliver is more grateful for Fagin's kindness than anything else. Soon after his arrival, Oliver draws a short straw and is made to ask for a second helping of gruel. ... Full Review

Primarily, the movies are alike in their depiction of utterly passive protagonists: the caved-in Szpilman and the painfully pale, big-eyed Oliver (Barney Clark) both get on because they are unable to act. This emotional connection grants Faginalarmingly lost in himself by films end, collapsed in shadow and utterly alone in a prison cellOliver Twist s most visible trajectory. ... Full Review

Polanski has crafted a beautiful film that works as well or better than the other versions of OLIVER TWIST that have come before. re watching a good movie again instead of a new rendition of the same source. ... Full Review

"All is revealed" in the conclusion of "Oliver Twist."First, Oliver (Sam Smith) survives the shooting at Mr.Brownlow's country estate.Then he's taken in by Mrs. ... Full Article

With its themes of survival, love and betrayal, it's not surprising that Charles Dickens' classic tale has been revived again and again for the screen. ... Full Article

As an English major, it's probably criminal for me to admit that I've never read Oliver Twist . I've never needed to: Oliver! seems to be one of the most performed musicals of all time - if not on Broadway,... ... Full Article

NEW YORK, NY -- Ever have those days when you feel like staying home and watching "Lassie" over and over again?!Does your pug get nostalgic whenever "Milo & Otis" comes on? ... Full Article

Saranya Bhagyaraj, daughter of Bhagyaraj, famous director of Tamil industry is to play the heroine's role in Oliver Twist .The director of the movie is Sathish Paul V. ... Full Article