Bleak House. Episode 5
Description
This film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel about the Victorian London legal system presents the beautiful Lady Dedlock who nurses a dark secret in her past, and the merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn who seeks to uncover it. Then there is the generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his past and his two attractive young wards Richard and Ada. All of them are caught up in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination—if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. In the fifth episode, Esther is in shock following Lady Dedlock's confession, but refuses to tell Ada her secret; Tulkinghornreveals his knowledge of Lady Dedlock's past; and Richard goes deeper into debt over the Jarndyce case.
Runtime
52 min 18 sec
Series
Subjects
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Mordecai Richler. The Last of the Wild Jews
La Maga. Part 37
The Lady of the Camellias. Part 2
Speak for Yourself. A Dynamic Vocal Workout
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Episode 1
Considering Options. English at Work
Martin Chuzzlewit. Episode 5
Asking Questions. English at Work
Giving Warnings. English at Work
Black Theater. The Making of a Movement
T.C. Boyle – The Beauty of Addiction
E.M. Forster, His Longest Journey
Daniel Deronda. Episode 4
One Art
The Life of Lewis Carroll