Great Expectations

Drama, Romance

Ethan Hawke	Finnegan Bell
Gwyneth Paltrow	Estella
Hank Azaria	Walter Plane
Chris Cooper	Joe
Anne Bancroft	Ms. Dinsmoor
Robert De Niro	Prisoner/Lustig
Josh Mostel	Jerry Ragno
Kim Dickens	Maggie
Nell Campbell	Erica Thrall
Gabriel Mann	Owen

Director	Alfonso Cuarón
Producer	Deborah Lee; Art Linson
Writer	Charles Dickens; Mitch Glazer

Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

In this Americanized version of Charles Dickens's classic novel, set in modern-day New York, young Finn (Ethan Hawke) develops a lifelong crush on Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow), the niece of the eccentric Ms. Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft). A mysterious benefactor makes it possible for Finn to attend art school in the city, where he runs into his now-engaged love. But when she agrees to pose for him, it unlocks the hope -- and fear -- in his heart.