Saturday, December 6, 2008

Oliver Twist

If you love literary classics, I have a movie recommendation.

Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist is absolutely fantastic. I watched it recently and I have to say, I was blown away. The beauty of the cinematography, the costuming, the acting--everything is extraordinary. You will not be bored!

I even watched the "making of Oliver Twist" documentary at the end. In it, Polanski says that his ambition was to make the definitive film version of Oliver Twist. I think he succeeded.

I found this movie very spiritually-nourishing because of its focus on economic hardship: it's a great example of how films and books can sustain people in tough times, as Amy mentioned in the comments section yesterday.

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