A Tale of Two Cities
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. With these famous words, both Charles Dicken's novel and the movie begin. Sydney Carton, an alcoholic lawyer, is called upon to take the case of a French emigre named Charles Darnay, who has been falsely charged of treason. Charles is the nephew of the Marquis St. Evremonde, one of the most cruel aristocrats in France. The Marquis paid a man named Barsad to place the false charges on his nephew, who had fled to England to be out from under his tyranny. He has to leave behind his tutor, Gabelle, in France, but promises to help him come to England later. Both Charles and Sydney fall in love with beautiful Lucie Manette. She met C
The costumes and settings are very well done and the story sticks very close to the book, which I love. While Sydney does not even try to win Lucie, Charles does, and at Christmas he asks Dr. There are several scenes where people are going up to the guillotine and you see the blade fall. Many of the performances are very well done. He had been put in the Bastille many years before by the Marquis St. Evremonde and had almost lost his sanity. harles on the voyage from France to England as along with her maid, Miss Pross, she brought her father, Dr. It is not rated because of when it was made, but it's not a good movie for very young children or ones who worry a lot. Because Sydney had met up with Barsad, the man who was supposed to accuse Charles of treason, and without telling him who he was, tricked him into saying the truth, that the charges were false, he is able to make Barsad change his position during the trial. The acting is a little over done at times, but much better than many of that time I've seen.
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