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State of the Arts Blog
Euan Kerr

3 reasons to see director Mike Newell’s new take on ‘Great Expectations’

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Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis doubted that the world needed another film adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," but the movie won her over.

Here's why:

• The incredible cast, which includes Ralph Fiennes as Abel Magwitch and Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham.

• It sticks to the original Dickens' story without trying to add cute twists.

• The beautiful cinematography captures beautifully the bucolic English seaside as well as the gritty, claustrophobic urban Victorian life.

And on the radio this week, Stephanie and I review "Great Expectations" and some of the films from two local festivals: Sound Unseen and Images of Africa.