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Sir Derek Jacobi (The Golden Compass, Gosford Park) and Toby Jones (W, Infamous) star in this enchanting adaptation of the Dickens classic, also featuring Sophie Vavasseur (Becoming Jane) as Little Nell.
Little Nell Trent lives with her devoted grandfather (Jacobi) in his London shop, a magical place filled from wall to wall with dust-laden treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret but is deeply in debt to the evil profiteering loan shark Quilp (Jones). When he gambles away what little money they possess, The Old Curiosity Shop is seized by Quilp as payment and Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee London and seek refuge elsewhere. On the run, and with Quilp on their tails, the pair fall in with a number of colourful characters, some friendly and some villainous.
This poignant film brings some of Dickens’s most colourful, tragic and humorous characters to life with an all star ensemble cast including Zoë Wanamaker (Doctor Who, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) and Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Office).
Little Nell Trent lives with her devoted grandfather (Jacobi) in his London shop, a magical place filled from wall to wall with dust-laden treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret but is deeply in debt to the evil profiteering loan shark Quilp (Jones). When he gambles away what little money they possess, The Old Curiosity Shop is seized by Quilp as payment and Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee London and seek refuge elsewhere. On the run, and with Quilp on their tails, the pair fall in with a number of colourful characters, some friendly and some villainous.
This poignant film brings some of Dickens’s most colourful, tragic and humorous characters to life with an all star ensemble cast including Zoë Wanamaker (Doctor Who, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) and Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Office).
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
By D. M. Mcrae
Format:DVD
Good acting especially by Toby Jones, but the overall effect is that too much is squeezed into too little time. The best productions of Dickens are those which give time to explore the fascinating characters he has created. We need at least two and a half hours to really appreciate the characters and the plot. Dombey and Son(BBC production in the eighties) was about 4 hours and was much more successful as was the recent BBC production of Little Dorrit(over 4 hours again.)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Sr Caldwell
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Full of well known actors but apart from Jacobi there is no Dickensian feeling like in the old black and white movies, it is however worth watching.
27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By Poacher
Format:DVD
Considering the wealth of talent in this production the end product is a very sketchy and shallow interpretation of a fine Dickens novel. My advice "READ THE BOOK".
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Great cast.
If nothing else, this had going for it a strong and vibrant cast. Worth paying out for if you consider yourself fans of it's stars, otherwise I found it lacking the depth and... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Kelly89
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
Fab film - excellent acting, great drama - true to the original novel!! A must have for period drama collectors
Published 1 month ago by loo
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Old Curiosity Shop
I always think that anything with Derek Jacobi in it is going to be good - and I was not wrong! Having had some difficulty getting to grips with reading this story, I took the easy... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. Ford
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ending does not follow story
This DVD was a little disappointing. There is good acting with a well known cast. In my opinion, I thought Nell was poorly played and I felt no attachment to her. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cw
4.0 out of 5 stars
classic
One of the classics to add to any collection, I call these my Sunday afternoon DVD's, just when you want to relax and have some down time with a Bailey's coffee, bar of chocolate... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs D Bunk'ell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful version of The Old Curiosity Shop
marvellous production to keep you enthralled throughout. Superb cast and production and Dickens at his best. This version is the best I have seen. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dawn Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars
We enjoyed it
Seasoned actors told a good story well. Its really good Sunday afternoon drama, easy to watch and very entertaining. All the cast are superb actors.
Published 4 months ago by coolcat52
2.0 out of 5 stars
Shadow of the book
At under two hours this production covers only a fraction of the novel. What you are left with is the sense of watching the shadow of something rather than the real thing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Crawford
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful
Just wonderful, the acting is just perfect, the actors, well chosen. In earlier times I have read those stories and I just love it to have the opportunity to see those wonderful... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Waterkamp
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not his best story...
Now recall seeing this on tv and wonder why I ordered it- Toby Jones' performance as Quilp is outstanding... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Footpresser
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