Director: Alfonso Cuaron; Format: VHS; Release Date: Jul 1998; Rating: R; Sound: Stereo, HiFi, Closed Captioned; Length: 122 minutes (Color); UPC: 086162449239. Condition: Very Good. Purchased second hand. Has no stickers, but name written on tape label. Has subtle and superficial knife mark across back of cover, but otherwise cover is still in overall nice shape. Tape plays well. Same cover design as that shown here. Movie Description: Alfonso Cuaron (The Little Princess) directed this Mitch Glazer screenplay, a modernization of the 1860-61 classic by Charles Dickens. Some situations in the film are presented as memories--the way the central figure, orphan Finnegan Bell, recalls events many years later. At a Florida fishing village eight-year-old Finn (Jeremy James Kissner), talented at art, is left in the care of his sister and her husband Joe (Chris Cooper). One day Finn helps a chained, escaped convict who appears in the surf. On other days he visits Paradiso Perduto, where he plays with young Estella (Raquel Beaudene). Estella is the niece of the mansion's colorful, flamboyant, and extremely wealthy owner, Ms. Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft). Dinsmoor parallels the novel's tragic Miss Havisham, a woman jilted at the altar and left emotionally scarred and mentally imbalanced. As she watches Finn draw a portrait of Estella, she plots to mold Estella into a hard woman capable of destroying men. In a flash forward to the 90's, Finn (Ethan Hawke) and Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow)--now in their late teens--recreate the water-fountain kiss of their childhood. But then Estella vanishes, breaking Finn's heart to such a degree that he doesn't draw or paint for seven years, choosing instead to eke out a marginal existence with his uncle Joe (after Finn's sister abandons them both). Then Manhattan art representative Jerry Ragno (Josh Mostel) turns up with a startling offer: if Finn will return to painting and relocate to New York, Ragno will give him a one-man show. With an apparent assist from Ms. Dinsmoor, Finn makes the move and begins his new life with great expectations and a deadline of 10 weeks to complete the necessary paintings. When Finn next encounters Estella, she has a wealthy boyfriend, Walter (Hank Azaria). As Finn once again becomes entranced by Estella, he also begins to question exactly how his life is being manipulated. Francesco Clemente did the paintings and drawings seen in the film. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. Priority Mail delivery for this item costs $7.00 at the request of a buyer. Otherwise, the shipping rate given here applies to orders shipped via Media Mail within the U.S. only. Orders consisting of multiple purchases packaged together ship by any of these delivery methods at a discounted rate, usually for only $1.00 per additional item plus the shipping fee for the first item (determined to be the one with the highest delivery charge). International buyers: please contact us with your destination country for applicable base shipping rates. Multiple purchases that are packaged together save shipping costs for you, too! Payment is expected within two weeks of placing your order for the first item within a shipment. Paypal is preferred, but money orders and checks (either personal or cashier's) are also accepted. Orders typically ship within 48 hours of PROCESSED payment, excluding weekends and holidays. Inquiries from all shoppers are responded to promptly and courteously. Buyers are encouraged to ask questions prior to placing orders, as all sales are final unless the product you receive differs significantly from that which was advertised here in terms of either the product itself or its promised condition. In other words, "buyer's remorse" does not qualify for a refund. Exceptions are made only in the event that a buyer is willing to return at his or her own expense an unopened, BRAND NEW item for a refund of the original purchase price only. No original shipping costs will be refunded, unless we are at fault for sending you the wrong item or misrepresenting the product and/or its condition. This hasn't happened yet, but if it does: you are guaranteed a refund of the purchase price, the original shipping fee, PLUS the cost to ship the item back to us. Thank you for looking!