Twisting Dickens:

Analyzing David Lean's Adaptation of Oliver Twist

Related Web Links

Dickens Settings Brought to Life via Lean's Vision:

This link provides information on the David Lean 1940's set re-creation taking place December 26th - 27th, 2008 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington  D.C..

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Oliver Twist: An Educational Approach to a Timeless Classic:

An interesting site helping to educate the modern viewer using Roman Polanski's film adaptation. This site offers an interactive approach which explores the characters and themes behind the novel. This site includes an interactive game which ties together Polanski's adaptation with Dickens's novel.

The Victorian Dictionary:

This site assists researchers and enthusiasts as to information pertaining to the lives and times of Victorian England. Based on the information of this site, viewers are better enabled to see the types of situations and information Dickens was hoping to portray.

Fun Facts from the Internet Movie Database:

This site provides interesting film details about the David Lean adaptation of Oliver Twist as well as Lean's other film adaptations.

A Promotional Clip for David Lean's Oliver Twist:

This Criterion Collection link provides viewers with a brief clipp of a movie promotional advertisement for David Lean's film adaptation as well as other related information about the film and the director.