Great Expectations - the film Release Date: January 30, 1998 (USA) Directed by: Alfonso Cuarn Produced

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(tAs day 20Bsomet& ng n t&e s&oot, and 'r4 - nson s "ounter ng & s E tters 8y laun"& ng nto a "omedy rout ne4 C)&at s t& sD Art - nsonAs Eo8 n l fe to ta#e great l terature and destroy t,C &e says4 C/od4 )arn %eo%le4 (Am may8e t& n# ng of S&a#es%eare next t me4C 3a"# n & s tra ler, ans6er ng & s "ellular %&one, &e muses to 3ryan '"9ally, t&e 9e6 Hor# restaurateur, a8out 6&at ot&er aut&ors &e "ould troun"eF C'ay8e *&omas 'ann4 5e 6rote some good 8oo#s4 'ay8e Camus4 $ d &e &a,e anyt& ng goodDC ;ff t&e %&oneF C5o6 ( e,er got myself nto t& s mess, ( really donAt #no64C A"tually, &e #no6s ,ery 6ell4 (n 1820, C&arles $ "#ens 6rote C/reat 1x%e"tat ons,C t&e story of a %oor or%&an 6&o 8e"ame a gentleman t&an#s to a myster ous 8enefa"tor and 6&ose &eart s 8ro#en 8y t&e or%&aned g rl 1stella4 Cons dered to &a,e t&e most modern sens 8 l ty of any of $ "#ensA no,els, C/reat 1x%e"tat onsC s also "ons dered t&e most %erfe"tly "onstru"ted4 *&e 8est #no6n mo, e ,ers on of t&e 8oo# 6as made n 19>2 8y t&e great d re"tor $a, d -ean4 As de from ntrodu" ng a fe6 tal# ng trees, -eanAs ,ers on stu"# t g&t to t&e or g nal story4 (n 199>, Jo&n - nson, 6&o 6or#s for & s fat&er and s a "oB%rodu"er of t&e f lm, 6as re, e6 ng -eanAs mo, es4 5e t&oug&t C/reat 1x%e"tat onsC 6as r %e for a rema#e 8e"ause t 6as st ll rele,ant4 C( sa d, A(tAs a &orr 8le, &orr 8le dea, 8ut t&an#s any6ay,A C 'r4 - nson re"alls tell ng & s son4 *&en &e 6at"&ed t&e mo, e, read t&e 8oo# and "&anged & s m nd4 ;t&ers n,ol,ed n t&e %roEe"t 6ere also s#e%t "al at f rst, among t&em ' t"& /la0er, a longt me fr end of 'r4 - nsonAs, and t&e s"reen6r ter for CS"rooged,C 6&o 6rote t&e s"r %t4 C( t&oug&t t seemed so s%e" f " to $ "#ensAs t me,C 'r4 /la0er sa d4 C(n t ally, ( "ouldnAt t& n# of &o6 you 6ould u%date t4 3ut t&e more ( t&oug&t a8out t, t&ere 6as a lot n t&ere t&at 6as t meless and really Eust great and %o6erful stuff4 C( gre6 u% n ' am ,C &e sa d, Cand for ,a"at ons 6e 6ould ta#e a dr ,e u% to !alm 3ea"& and 6e 6ould dr ,e %ast &uge mans ons4 ' ss 5a, s&am, 6&o s s&eD *&e

dea of t&e ru ned, e""entr " lady from !alm 3ea"& 6as an easy 6ay nto t4 And t& n# ng t&at t&e ! % "&ara"ter "ould 8e t&e ne%&e6 of a f s&erman or a gardener 6&o goes off to 6or# on t&e la6n of ' ss 5a, s&amAs mans on, and meets &er n e"e, 1stella4C So 'r4 /la0er made ! % an art st 6&o goes to 9e6 Hor# and tr es to 6 n 1stella 8y 8e"om ng a "ele8r ty art st4 5e also el m nated many of t&e su8%lots4 C*&ere 6ere Eust too many "o n" den"es % led on to% of ea"& ot&er,C &e sa d4 And t&e name "&angesD CAlmost from t&e start, ( #ne6 ( 6as go ng to "&ange t&e names,C &e sa d4 C( 6as afra d t&ey 6ould ta#e %eo%le out of t&e mo, e4 A' ss 5a, s&am,A A! %,A A'ag6 "&,A 6ere almost untou"&a8le to me4 *o #ee% t&e names m g&t s gnal a l teral rema#e4C At t& s %o nt t&e f lm 6as st ll 6 t&out a d re"tor, and 'r4 Cuaron, 6&o &ad made CA - ttle !r n"ess,C 6as n !ar s, 6onder ng 6&at to do next4 C( &ad made a "ons" ous de" s on t&at ( 6asnAt go ng to do anyt& ng t&at &ad to do 6 t& tales or "& ldren 6&en Art started &arass ng me a8out A/reat 1x%e"tat ons4A ( sa d, A9o 6ay4A 5e sa d, AAt least read I0 %ages so you "an %ass4A ( read I0 %ages, and &ere ( am4C *&ree mont&s ago, t&e "ast and "re6 6ent to 6or# n Corte0, .la4, 6&ere . nn (a # a ! %) s 8orn and ra sed and 6&ere &e en"ounters -ust g, ' ss $ nsmoor, Un"le Joe (%layed 8y C&r s Coo%er) and 1stella (6&ose name 6as #e%t, a""ord ng to Art - nson, C8e"ause 6e "ould ne,er to% tC)4 *&en t&ey mo,ed to 9e6 Hor#4 ;ne n g&t t&ey "ould 8e found sett ng u% to s&oot . nnAs f rst So5o gallery s&o6 (6 t& %a nt ngs 8y .ran"es"o Clemente) at t&e *&rall /allery, 6&ose o6ner s %layed 8y 9ell Cam%8ell4 'r4 Cuaron &ad & s 'ex "an "ont ngent 6 t& & mF 1mmanuel -u8e0# , 6&o s d re"tor of %&otogra%&y, and t&e "amera o%erator Rodr go /ar" a, 6&o s t&e son of t&e 6r ter /a8r el /ar" a 'ar<ue04 A sl g&tly less l terary grou% 6as made u% of 6&at 'r4 5a6#e (6&ose o6n no,el, C*&e 5ottest State,C 6as re"ently %u8l s&ed) "alls t&e C5olly6ood ty%es,C 'r4 /la0er and 'r4 - nson4 'r4 /la0er 6as marr ed to & s f rst 6 fe at 'r4 - nsonAs &ome, and 'r4 /la0er and & s se"ond 6 fe, :elly -yn"&, 6ere t6o of f ,e guests at 'r4 - nsonAs se"ond 6edd ng n 5a6a last year4

*&en t&ere 6as 6&at 'r4 5a6#e "alls t&e 9e6 Hor# a"tor grou%, referr ng to & mself and 's4 !altro6, 6&o are old fr ends4 And 'r4 $e 9 ro, of "ourse, 6&o &as done four %re, ous f lms 6 t& 'r4 - nson4 *&en t&ereAs $rena $e 9 ro, 'r4 $e 9 roAs daug&ter, 6&o &as a "ameo role as a gallery ass stant4 And t&en t&ereAs t&e "olor green4 1,eryone BB 8e& nd t&e "amera and n front BB 6as 6ear ng somet& ng green, a "olor t&e d re"tor fa,ors4 - #e 'r4 CuaronAs C- ttle !r n"ess,C C/reat 1x%e"tat onsC 6as des gned almost ent rely n s&ades of green4 C( &a,e to say t&at green s t&e only "olor ( understand,C ex%la ned 'r4 Cuaron4 C( "an really frame tG ( #no6 &o6 to 6or# 6 t& t4 ( see ot&er "olors, and t&ey feel al en4 ( "annot g ,e you a rat onal ex%lanat on 6&y4 C*&ere are a 6&ole lot of t& ngs,C &e added laug& ng4 C(Am try ng to get my green "ard and green l g&ts for my mo, es4C 's4 !altro6 %ut t anot&er 6ayF CAlfonso &as a green %ro8lem4 ( t& n# &eAs "l n "ally nsane, 8ut n a ,ery "&arm ng 6ay4C So, %ro8a8ly, d d 's4 :aran, t&e <ueen of 8la"#, 6&o 6as as#ed to des gn 's4 !altro6As 6ardro8e 8ut only n s&ades of green4 So, %ro8a8ly, d d t&e 1J0 extras 6&o a%%ear at . nnAs gallery o%en ng, 6&o 6ere told to 6ear some "om8 nat on of 8la"# and green4 CSome days t ma#es me nsane, and somet mes t ma#es t eas er,C sa d t&en "ostume des gner Jud anna 'a#o,s#y4 C3ut all f lms &a,e a %alette, and you &a,e to #ee% n m nd t&at green "an 8e any6&ere from #&a# to dar# 8la"# green4C 's4 !altro6 sa d s&e e,en 6ore l g&t green na l %ol s& n one s"ene Cas my ode to Alfonso4C 3ut 'r4 Cuaron may not &a,e as mu"& nfluen"e 6 t& t&e mo, eAs t tle as &e &as &ad 6 t& ts %alette4 C( &o%e 6e "an "&ange t&e t tle,C &e sa d4 C(tAs s"ary 8e"ause you 6 ll "reate all t&ese great ex%e"tat ons a8out A/reat 1x%e"tat ons,A 6& "&, n a 6ay, s not A/reat 1x%e"tat ons4A *&at 6as so smart 6&at t&ey d d 6 t& AClueless4A *&ey d dnAt %retend to 8e A1mma,A 8ut t&ey d dnAt deny t4C

*&e %ro8lem, sa d 'r4 /la0er, s t&at t&e Ct tle s exa"tly 6&at t&e mo, eAs a8out4C C(tAs t&e greatest t tle t&ere s,C 'r4 - nson sa d4 C(f ( &ad a "andy 8ar, (Ad "all t A/reat 1x%e"tat ons4A C CR1$(*F 1t&an 5a6#e, as . nn (a4#4a4 ! %) and /6ynet& !altro6, as 1stella4 (!& ll % Caruso7I0t& Century .ox) Co%yr g&t 1992 *&e 9e6 Hor# * mes