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Oliver Twist (2005)
Genre:
Drama / Family (more)
Plot Outline: An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. (view trailer)
User Comments:
Excellent adaptation
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User Rating:
 
6.9/10 (2,614 votes)
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for disturbing images.
Runtime:
130 min
Country:
UK / Czech Republic / France / Italy
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification:
Mexico:B / Brazil:14 / Ireland:12A / Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) / Germany:12 / Netherlands:12 / Singapore:PG / Malaysia:U / Argentina:13 / UK:PG (cut) / Peru:14 / Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) / USA:PG-13
Trivia:
The idea of making a new version of "Oliver Twist" was suggested by Emmanuelle Seigner, director Roman Polanski's wife, while he was looking for a plot that their children would find interesting.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: The shop "John Lobb - Bootmaker" is visible in the background in London. The story takes place in the late 1830s, but the well- known London boot maker John Lobb wasn't founded until 1866.
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Quotes:
Mrs. Sowerberry:
Is the boy mad?
Mr. Bumble:
Tis not madness, Ma'am, it's meat
Mrs. Sowerberry:
Meat?
Mr. Bumble:
Meat, ma'am, meat! If you kept the boy on gruel this would have never have happened.
Mrs. Sowerberry:
Oh my, this is what comes of being liberal.
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Awards:
2 nominations
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User Comments:
14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent adaptation, 11 November 2005
Author:
gtzam from Europe
Roman Polanski's film is an authoritative take on Dickens' classic. It
is expertly paced, slowly immersing the viewer into the plight of the
young orphan and its predicament in Victorian England. Through a
meticulous period reconstruction, superb acting, and effective
characterization (all the secondary characters are memorable), the
typically Dickensian theme of the survival of Innocence against all
odds is dramatized with utter conviction. The omission of the
excessively melodramatic elements from the original story (Oliver's
family back-story for instance) contributes greatly to the story's
strength by minimizing any trace of implausibility or mawkishness, thus
providing a wide-ranging portrait of the Victorian society with its
intrinsic inequalities and its rather warped sense of justice. The
visuals are splendid and the prevalent detached and non-judgmental
approach to an easily emotive story is simply the signature of master
director Roman Polanski, who is functioning here on top form.
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