Saturday, March 31, 2012

Great Expectations with Gillian Anderson

I'm hoping that we'll all be able to watch this adaptation except... perhaps those of us who have already seen it--"Magwitch-style" (and avoided transportation!).  Anyway, as you can see, the review is not entirely favorable... but adaptations do tell us as much about contemporary concerns as they do about an understanding of the original text.

http://tinyurl.com/Great-Expectations-BBC

3 comments:

  1. It was supposed to be on PBS in America, but I couldn't find it anywhere on Dish Network. 275 channels and I can't find the one thing I feel like watching on a Sunday night during the NFL off-season. Anyone get to see it?

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  2. Found it. It shows up in the program guide as "Masterpiece Classic," not "Great Expectations." My bad. Thanks for directing me to the PBS website Emily.

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