Oliver Twist Movie Streaming
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Oliver Twist Movie Streaming.
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Ever since Charles Dickens first penned OLIVER TWIST in 1837, no one ever thought that this sentimental tale of an orphan boy bounced between a gang of thieves and all-too-often uncaring London society would be the classic that it is today. Soon, however, its wealth of rich and eccentric characters would capture the imagination of both readers and filmmakers alike. By now, most everyone is familiar with the story of Oliver Twist, an orphan who is brutalized in the Poorhouse system of Victorian London. Eventually, while escaping his tragic circumstances, he inadvertently falls in with the roguish Fagin and his band of young pickpockets. Feeling sorry for him, one of the gang, Nancy, will help the boy find his loving family, at the cost of her own life. There have probably been at least 19 film and television adaptations of this story, with the stand outs being the 1948 David Lean version and the 1968 musical OLIVER! Noted and controversial director Roman Polanski now tries his hand at the oft-told tale, with his efforts resulting in a good, but far from definitive, adaptation.
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For starters, the film is basically a bare bones version of the story, with many of its wonderful characters and dramatic plotlines either shortened or cut completely. For example, gone are such fantastic characters as Oliver’s evil half-brother Monks, as well as the harridan-like Widow Corney. Also gone is the entire plotline linking Oliver to his past. As a result of such tinkering, the film tends to drag in parts during its basically two hour running time.
On the other hand, there are also many things to enjoy as well. While he might lack the sparkle and grandness that Alec Guinness and Ron Moody brought to the role, Ben Kingsley makes for a credible and sympathetic Fagin. Kingsley plays the role with a soft voice and manner, highlighting the emphasis of Fagin as a warped, yet somehow endearing, father figure to young Oliver. As the title character, Barney Clark is a perfect example of wide-eyed innocence, without being overly cute.
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Edward Hardwicke, best known to PBS viewers as Dr. Watson in the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes series, brings warmth and steel to the role of the kindly Mr. Brownlow. Harry Eden is stellar, but doesn’t get nearly enough screen time, as the Artful Dodger, while Jamie Foreman is appropriately brutish at the vicious Bill Sykes. Alun Armstrong and Mark Strong make vivid impressions in smaller roles. Special note must be taken of Leanne Rowe’s heart-rending portrayal of the tragic Nancy. Rowe brings a wonderful combination of lost innocence and hard living to the role. Visually, the film is a treat for the eyes with rich colors contrasting with the dark and dingy world of Fagin’s gang. Rachel Portman’s music also solidly adds to the atmosphere of the film.
In the end, Polanski succeeds in creating a movie that, while it is a solid version, falls somewhat short of the more classic film versions of the Dickens novel. Still, this is still a film worth recommending.
I have not seen any of the many film or TV versions of Charles Dickens’ 1837 classic, and have no basis of comparison for Polanski’s take on Oliver Twist. That may be a good thing, as I have no preconceived notions of what this film ought to be. Barney Clark’s portrayal of the foundling born in a countryside workhouse, enslaved at age 10 by a feeble funeral director and his imposing wife, and escaped to the bowels of London, is nothing short of magnificent.
Polanksi’s account of Oliver’s tragic childhood, survival and ultimate adoption by the kindly rich gentleman, Mr. Brownlow (Edward Hardwicke), fits precisely into the image painted in Dickens’ lengthy page turner. As one would expect, he embellishes the film with extraordinarily realistic scenes of the 19th century British countryside, hardscrabble streets and alleyways of London’s “Spittlefield” slum and Brownlow’s suburban mansion.
But Polanski also engaged impressive performances from Ben Kingsley as Fagin, the bent (and evil) old fence and the leader of London thieves and pickpockets, Jamie Foreman as the house-breaker and murderer Bill Sykes, and Leanne Rowe as the motherly Nancy who in the end saves Oliver’s life at the cost of her own. Kingsley’s Fagin is every bit as conniving and devious as readers recall. But he also occasionally shines with glints of kindness towards Oliver, the Artful Dodger (Harry Eden) and the rest of his youthful gang, not to mention remorse over Nancy’s fate, thus inspiring viewers’ sympathies for the poor and downtrodden in 19th Century England and consideration of the very real moral dilemmas of that age.
Of course, no two-hour movie could possibly include all the intricacies or characters of a Dickens novel, and this one is no exception. Thus, some readers may miss Oliver’s half-brother Monks, Widow Corney and the story line concerning Oliver’s history. But this in no way detracts from the movie’s success. Nor does it prevent Polanski from hitting home runs with bit parts–for example, Alun Armstrong as the foul-tempered magistrate, Mr. Fang, and Mark Strong as the dandy Toby Crackit, an accomplice to the evil Bill Sykes.
In the main, however, Polanski zeros in on the tragedy of Oliver’s life. There’s something heroic in him, to be sure. And the happy ending is indeed welcome. But this doesn’t erase the horrors that he suffers before his final rescue–his mother’s death in the workhouse, starvation, enslavement, abuse, kidnapping, and the destruction of his innocence by men who exploit children.
In short, Polanski strikes the chords that have made Oliver’s story a hit for nearly 170 years: He brings the hero’s suffering to life and touches the lost child in all of us, young and old alike.
–Alyssa A. Lappen
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