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| Holliday Grainger |
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will show a new adaption of a Charles Dickens towering classic this week. Great Expectations will premiere on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. This is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dickens, the world’s best-known Victorian author, This time the two star-crossed lovers, playing Pip and Estella, are Jeremy Irvine and Holliday Grainger. And it’s worth noting that durable Helena Bonham-Carter portrays the nasty Miss Havisham, a bitter old woman who teaches Estella how to break hearts. Over the years Estella’s role has been played by actresses such as Jane Wyatt (1932) and Jean Simmons (1946). Take a look at the trailer.
