[miss marmelstein]

And don’t forget Miss Havisham’s boyfriend refusing to honor his proposal!

[Dr. Sivana]

And don’t forget Miss Havisham’s boyfriend refusing to honor his proposal!

He was on his way. Heck, she was still in her wedding gown!

I got my nine-year old son to watch Great Expectations by selling it as creepy, and then described Miss Havisham. Then, in the BBC version we saw, they got her all wrong! First, Gillian Anderson interpreted the role all wrong, too much of the wisp. Second, the book makes it clear that MIss Havisham had only one show on, as if she got the news while dressing. The Anderson version had her wearing both shoes. One shoe is MUCH more jarring.

My son wound up being okay with it despite these and other weaknesses.

[all the best]

When I saw the post on which you commented, I thought it was probably by you before I saw the author’s name :)