Favorite CHARLES DICKENS Movie and Television Adaptations
Below is a list of my favorite movie and television adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels and stories:
FAVORITE CHARLES DICKENS MOVIE AND TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS
"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Directed by Julian Farino and adapted by Sandy Welch, this 4-part BBC miniseries is a television adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1864-65 novel of the same title.
2. "Bleak House" (2005) - Andrew Davies adapted this 15-part television adaptation of Dickens' 1852-53 novel for the BBC. Justin Chadwick and Susanna White directed.
3. "Dombey and Son" (1983) - Directed by Rodney Bennett and adapted by James Andrew Hall, this 10-part BBC series is an adaptation of Dickens' 1848 novel.
4. "David Copperfield" (1935) - Produced by David O. Selznick and directed by George Cukor, this MGM film is an adaptation of Dickens' 1850 novel, "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger".
5. "A Christmas Carol" (1984) - Clive Donner directed this 1984 television movie, which is an adaptation of Dickens' 1843 novella. Roger O. Hirson adapted the movie.
6. "Bleak House" (1985) - Arthur Hopcraft adapted this 8-part television adaptation of Dickens' 1852-53 novel for the BBC. Ross Devenish directed.
7. "Little Dorrit" (2008) - Andrew Davies adapted this 14-part television adaptation of Dickens' 1855-57 novel for the BBC. Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, and Diarmuid Lawrence directed.
8. "Great Expectations" (1999) - Directed by Julian Jarrold and adapted by Tony Marchant, this 4-part BBC series is an adaptation of Dickens' 1860-61 novel.
9. "A Tale of Two Cities" (1935) - Produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Jack Conway, this MGM film is an adaptation of Dickens' 1859 novel.
10. "Great Expectations" (1981) - Directed by Julian Amyes and adapted by James Andrew Hall, this 12-part BBC series is an adaptation of Dickens' 1860-61 novel.
HM: "Oliver Twist" (1948) - Produced by Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan, and directed by David Lean; this old British film is an adaptation of Dickens' 1838 novel.
Doctor Who Television Review: The Masque of Mandragora
Title: The Masque of Mandragora
Story Number: 86
Season: 14
Screenwriter: Louis Marks
Director: Rodney Bennett
Thoughts:
Coming near the end of a legendary run pairing Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, this is an example of how even the “lesser” stories of the era were still pretty good. The TARDIS escapes the Mandragora Helix, landing in 15th-century San Marino, bringing a piece of the helix with…
Who the hell did British film composer Richard Rodney Bennett think he was? Cole Porter? The Fabulous Baker Boys?
To my surprise, he was also that. Yes, he got an Oscar nomination in the seventies but I recently discovered that he couldn’t function without jazz and his piano.
And so he toured the cabaret venues to play and sing the jazz standards when he wasn’t working on a composition.
I don’t see any other film composer singing George Gershwin tunes…
