Oliver Twist (2005)

Réalisateur:

Roman Polanski

Scénaristes:

Charles Dickens (novel)
Ronald Harwood (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

30 septembre 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Famille

Intrigue:

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Pickpocket | Workhouse | Thief | Runaway

Récompenses:

3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

An excellent movie

Ensemble

Barney Clark	...	Oliver Twist
Jeremy Swift	...	Mr. Bumble
Ian McNeice	...	Mr. Limbkins
Richard Durden	...	Unkind Board Member
Timothy Bateson	...	Parson / Man with a Punch
Andy de la Tour	...	Workhouse Master
Filip Hess	...	Workhouse Boy (as Filip Hes)
Andreas Papadopoulos	...	Workhouse Boy
Laurie Athey	...	Workhouse Boy
Joseph Tremain	...	Hungry Boy
Peter Copley	...	Dining Hall Master
Andy Linden	...	Mr. Gamfield - the Chimney Sweep
John Nettleton	...	1st Magistrate
Tony Noble	...	2nd Magistrate
Michael Heath	...	Mr. Sowerberry

Autre(s) titre(s):

Oliver Twist (France) (Italy)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing images.

Durée:

130 min

Pays:

UK | Czech Republic | France | Italy

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Classification:

Netherlands:12 | UK:PG (cut) | Ireland:12A | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Brazil:14 | Mexico:B | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:11 | Finland:K-11 | Finland:K-11 (video premiere) (2006) | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13

Lieux de tournage:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Société:

R.P. Productions

Anecdotes:

Most of the sets designed were inspired by the work of the famous illustrator Gustave Doré (although Doré never did actually illustrate any of Dickens' novels).

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: At 46:55 on the DVD, after Oliver is punched in the face while running from the crowd, the lettering on a hand held sign ('ELECTION') is backwards, so that those frames have been flipped left for right or, rather to show the crowd upside-down as if from Oliver's perspective, those frames have been flipped top for bottom instead of being rotated 180 degrees - rotating 180 degrees is equivalent to flipping both top for bottom and left for right.

Guillemet:

Artful Dodger: I suppose you've been walkin so long on the beak's order?
Oliver Twist: What's that?
Artful Dodger: Don't you know what a beak is?
Oliver Twist: It's a bird's mouth isn't it?
Artful Dodger: [laughs] You are green. A beak's a magistrate, where have you been all your life?

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur La sconosciuta (2006)

Bande son:

Newry Town

An excellent movie

Oliver Twist in Roman Polanski's version has many similarities with the earlier Oliver! version, despite to fact that more than 20 years have passed between these versions. Even the actors who play Fagin and Skyse look the same. I think however that this movie is even better, because, since it's not a musical, the plot does not stop for songs and it flows more smoothly. Moreover, this movie of course also follows the book more closely.

Why did I find it to be excellent? Because the acting, the settings, the costumes and everything else were excellent. Oliver and all the children play amazingly well, Fagin (an unrecognizable Ben Kinglsey_ and Sykes play their wickedness perfectly and their characters are very convincing. Even the dog is very convincing! Add to the acting the coherent script and the three dimensional characters, the romantic goodbye scene in jail between Oliver and Fagin, and one could definitely say that the film contains all the elements of a sensitive and well made movie.