The movie is based on Charles Dickens’ novel of the same name. Unlike the original novel, which is set in London from 1812 to 1827, the movie moves the setting to New York City in the 1990s, giving it a modern twist while remaining faithful to the original and reinterpreting Dickens’ classic tale.
The hero is a poor orphan who, by chance, is hired by a wealthy local woman to play with her haughty and beautiful adopted daughter, Estella.
The beautiful adopted daughter plays the hero in the palm of her hand, but finally leaves without saying goodbye. The hero, deeply shocked, suddenly receives the sponsorship of a mysterious man to come to New York, and begins to show his artistic talent, and in New York, he is reunited with Estrella, and he goes through a lot of pain and struggle in the process of wooing Estrella.
Eventually, a surprising truth makes him deeply doubt the values he used to aspire to. After experiencing the ups and downs of his life, the hero re-examines his heart and realizes what is really important.
1998 / USA / Drama Romance / Alfonso Cuaron / Ethan Hawke Gwyneth Paltrow
Plot Synopsis:
Based on Dickens’s novel The Far Side.
Finn is a poor orphan who, by chance, enters the mysterious ParadisoPerduto estate – the home of the state’s richest woman, Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft) – and becomes a guest of honor for her and her niece, Estella.
Years go by, and Finn (Ethan Hawke) dances weekly at the estate, falling head over heels in love with the grown-up Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow), who has a cold, arrogant heart underneath her beautiful face: she’s not in love with Finn, but she teases him so much that she plays the poor young man for a fool, and eventually she leaves without saying goodbye to study abroad. She left without saying goodbye to study abroad.
By a heavy blow to the Fein finally see the distance between himself and Estella, but just when he gave up, he suddenly got the sponsorship of a mysterious person to New York, where he fully exerted his artistic talent, the career is about to break through a piece of heaven, at this time, sexy special Estella appeared in front of him again ……
