Little Dorrit (2008)
Directed by Adam Smith / Dearbhla Walsh / Diarmuid Lawrence
Genres - Drama, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Period Show [TV] |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Screenwriter Andrew Davies' adapts Charles Dickens' tale of struggle and hardship in 1820s London. Returning to England after many years abroad, Arthur Clennam (Matthew Macfadyen) sees a sparkle in the eye of diminutive young seamstress Amy Dorrit (Claire Foy). But "Little Dorrit" works for his mother, and in digging for the truth about the mysterious girl he winds up at Marshalsea Debtors Prison. There, he discovers that the specter of debt follows the object of his affections like an oppressive shadow.
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debt, poverty, seamstress