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Little Dorrit

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Drama / Romance / Historical
UK, 2008, 8 h (Length: 30–60 min)

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Amy Dorrit's (Claire Foy) gentle spirit has never been dampened by the confining walls of the Marshalsea Prison she's lived in her whole life. Despite the dark shadow of debtor's prison, Amy lovingly cares for her father William Dorrit (Tom Courtenay), the longest serving inmate. A possibly redemptive light unexpectedly shines in the form of Arthur Clennam (Matthew Macfadyen), who has been left with the intriguing threads of a mystery after his father's death — threads that will intertwine his family and fate with the Dorrits. Clennam's exhaustive search for answers involves murder, fortunes gained and lost, the upper echelons and lowest dregs of society, and most surprising of all, a tender romance. Adapted by Andrew Davies (Bleak House, Pride and Prejudice), Little Dorrit, based on the book by Charles Dickens, is a sprawling story as timely as it is moving. (official distributor synopsis)

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English A magical Dickensian narrative that draws the viewer into its story without the viewer noticing the time passing by. So far I've only loved Anny Ondra as Amy Dorrit from the first 1934 audio version, but now I can enjoy the story of the Marshall debtors' prison in a longer runtime and with more emphasis on the supporting characters. There are many life truths, lessons, and stories respecting the history of the famous Marshall debtors prison. There is mystery, hypocrisy, and multiple acquisitions and regaining of lost belonging to a better society, a trip through continental Europe, and the issues of slavery and infidelity. This is all realistically told and dreamily narrated BBC series. That is why Dickens is still read and still attractive - there’s something for everyone and nothing taken away. #bbc ()