Pip and Estella, from childhood meetings to their complicated, distant lives. Music is LL-Love by Blondfire. Pip is a poor child, brought to entertain the mentally disturbed Miss Havisham who is raising Estella, a girl she says is her niece. Pip falls in love with Estella even though Miss Havisham is raising her not to feel real love for any man, only to use her charm and beauty to get what she wants. As adults, their paths cross again and Pip expresses his love for Estella. Though not trying to hurt Pip, she instead chooses to marry a young man whom Pip despises. Pip later finds out Estella's husband is abusive, and later she leaves him and files for legal seperation. Back from London after being in debtor's prison, Pip goes to Miss Havisham's house, though she is now deceased. He finds Estella inside who has been given the home. The end of the film and book are open-ended. Estella feels she cannot act upon her love for Pip but doesn't wish for him to leave her either. For this video, I made the ending a bit clearer--that Estella finally is able to reciprocate Pip's love. This is from the 1998 Masterpiece Theatre (BBC America WGBH Boston) production of Great Expectations. In the American version, Pip is known as Finn. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY OF THE FOOTAGE OR MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO.
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