"If Charles Dickens were alive to see Roman Polanski's faithful adaptation of "Oliver Twist", he'd probably give it his stamp of approval. David Lean's celebrated 1948 version of the Dickens classic and Carol Reed's Oscar®-winning 1968 musical are more entertaining in some ways, but Polanski's rendition is both painstakingly authentic (with superb cinematography and production design) and deeply rooted in the emotional context of the st ..."
Finding the Words The Education of James O. Freedman by James O. Freedman, David Halberstam Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2007 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12927-3, ISBN: 0-691-12927-4