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Fingersmith (DVD, 2005)
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Excellent scenes depicting old London. All of the actors did a wonderful job. The storyline pretty much follows the book. The book is also a very good read.
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Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins) was left as a young child when her parents died. Forced to survive by herself by living on the street, she was with thieves and confidence men. One day Sue is taken in by Mrs. Sucksby (Imelda Staunton), who wants to keep her off the streets. However, Sucksby's friend Richard Rivers (Rupert Evans) is familiar with Sue's former circle and lures her into a crime scheme. athe scheme is for Sue to land a job as a maid to Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy), a young woman living with her uncle (Charles Dance). Maud is the heiress to a large family fortune when she marries. Sue's part is to act as a confidante to Maud, so when Richard courts her, Sue will help convince Maud to marry Richard. Richard's scheme is to marry Maud, then have her sanity questioned. Then take over Maud's inheritance when she's committed to an asylum. The plot seems brilliant, but Sue becomes close friends with Maud. When Sue's feelings for Maud go beyond friendship, she cannot go through with the plan. As Sue's feelings become more apparent, she learns the situation is not as she'd been told. "Fingersmith" is another lesbian themed story by Sara Waters. It was first produced for the BBC where it aired in Spring 2005. Waters also wrote the lesbian novel "Tipping the Velvet." Both are period-dramas about the exploitations and sexualities of British women during the Victorian era.Read full review
Sometimes when the movie reviews are written on the back of the box, and/or online reviews are not accurate. This was pretty accurate and more engaging than I expected. The story was good and I was surprised with the twist and turns of the story line.
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First I read the book - LOVE IT! I rented the movie on Netflix. It kept to the storyline, which doesn’t always happen. After a month I wanted to re watch it so I bought it ! Yah !
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If Oliver Twist were a lesbian, you'd get something like FINGERSMITH. This tale could have been written by Charles Dickens. Gangs of criminals in Victorian London, a horrific mental asylum, rags-to-riches orphans, charming but evil men with ulterior motives...it's all very Dickensian, plus a semi-explicit lesbian love scene. Not everyone makes it out alive, and one of the deaths is especially sad. Great plot with enough twists to keep you guessing.
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