Store Forventninger (1922)
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Cast
Gerhard Jessen, Ellen Rovsing, Martin Herzberg, Harry Komdrup
A poor farm boy’s rise into London society, aided by an anonymous benefactor, brings him face to face with the limits of his grand expectations.
The story
Set in 19th-century England, the film follows poor Pip, whose life is shaped by a generous act in childhood. An anonymous benefactor enables his transformation from a farm boy into a gentleman in London’s upper society. As Pip enters this new world, he discovers that life among the upper classes is not always as pleasant as he imagined. Along the way, he encounters a series of people who influence his life for better and for worse.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film largely stayed true to Dickens’s original: England in the 19th century. A generous act in his childhood has fateful consequences for poor Pip. An anonymous benefactor paves the way for Pip’s transformation and subsequent social rise from a farm boy to a gentleman in London’s upper society. But he soon discovers that life among the upper classes is not always as pleasant as he had thought, and Pip encounters a series of people who shape his life for better and for worse.
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