Larger ImageThis masterful adaptation of the Dickens' novel is told in two parts, and has a peculiar relevance for today.
Part I (Nobody's Fault) tells the tale of fortunes lost and found, of secrets buried and unearthed, from the viewpoint of Arthur Clennam (Derek Jacobi), who in his attempts to help the Dorrits, abandons wealth and is brought to The Marshalsea, the debtors' prison.
Part 2 (Little Dorrit's Story) relates the same story through the eyes of Little Dorrit herself, the dutiful daughter of the 'Father of The Marshalsea' (Alec Guinness), who forms a deep love for the oblivious Clennam. In the first part the momentum of the narrative is broken by accidents and coincidences, but in the second the events ingeniously begin to overlap. Besides the excitement of the story, the chief delight of this epic production lies in the superb performances, which manage to convey Dickens' penchant for the grotesque while suggesting their inner lives. Impressive camerawork and Verdi's music mean the six hours roll by far too quickly!
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