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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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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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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.)
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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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".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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An OK watch but it really isn't in the same class as the Ustinov effort. Almost unbelievably,we watched both versions on the same evening.The latter one is simply better executed than the former.
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The Old Curiosity Shop
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.
Published 1 month ago by Sr Caldwell
v ery good
The old curiosity shop is is a very good story about a old man who gets into trouble by gambling to much , and pays a very high price in the end .
Published 3 months ago by Ps Beer
Great dickens portrayal by all
Great dickens story well brought to the small screen with impressive casting of established and younger actors. very good adaptation.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. C. J. Gritt
Dickens anniversary.
A really top rate cast .Young is especially good as Quilp and " Little Nell " is also outstanding .Lots of other familar faces to enjoy and the story shifts nicely . Read more
Published 4 months ago by chk
Any old iron
"Old" is the operative word for this ancient
production; Perhaps Andrew Davies could bring
his expertise to another classic Dickens story;... Read more
production; Perhaps Andrew Davies could bring
his expertise to another classic Dickens story;... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bombalone
The Old Curiosity Shop revisited.
This is a wonderful DVD, the story is about a Grandfather who is obsessed with gambling away his Granddaughter's inheritance unbeknow to his Granddaughter. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jeany
Love it
This is one of my favorite period dramas and for me it seems that Dickens just really comes to life on the screen. The acting is fab. Read more
Published 8 months ago by pdwood
Dickens
I have watched several versions of this classic, and this is one of the best,if not the best. Thoroughly enjoyed it and shall watch it again. Read more
Published 14 months ago by P. Bowyer
DULL
Run of the mill ITV adaptation.
At only two hours it is impossible to be faithful to the novel. In truth, it feels rushed. A proper version of this is yet to be made.
At only two hours it is impossible to be faithful to the novel. In truth, it feels rushed. A proper version of this is yet to be made.
Published 18 months ago by graboid
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