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A look back at Roger Ebert’s 1988 review of Little Dorrit, Christine Edzard’s six-hour adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel. Ebert praised the film’s handmade craft, expansive Victorian storytelling, dual-perspective structure, and performances from Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, and Joan Greenwood.
In this video, we revisit Ebert’s thoughts on why Little Dorrit feels less like a conventional movie and more like entering the world of a Dickens novel.
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rogerebert.com/reviews/little-dorrit-1988
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A look back at Roger Ebert’s 1988 review of Little Dorrit, Christine Edzard’s six-hour adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel. Ebert praised the film’s handmade craft, expansive Victorian storytelling, dual-perspective structure, and performances from Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, and Joan Greenwood.
In this video, we revisit Ebert’s thoughts on why Little Dorrit feels less like a conventional movie and more like entering the world of a Dickens novel.
Read the original review:
rogerebert.com/reviews/little-dorrit-1988
Comment with your thoughts on Little Dorrit, and let us know which classic film review you’d like us to cover next.
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