SYNOPSICS
The First Fagin (2012) is a English movie. Helen Gaynor,Alan Rosenthal has directed this movie. Alison Alexander,Brian Andrews,John Andrews,Anthony Archer are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2012. The First Fagin (2012) is considered one of the best Documentary movie in India and around the world.
When Charles Dickens created the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist, he gave birth to one of the most infamous personas in English literature. Few people know that Dickens' portrait of Fagin was possibly based on the Jewish receiver and fencer of stolen goods, Ikey Solomon. Much as been written about Ikey's exploits, his amazing and daring prison escapes capturing people's imaginations through the generations. The First Fagin recreates the fantastical life of Ikey Solomon, the most famous criminal of his age. From London's dens of vice, to Newgate jail to Australia's prison shores, Ikey takes us on a journey into crime, punishment, adventure and love whilst struggling against the transportation system of 19th century England.
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The First Fagin (2012) Reviews
This movie is not one of Tim Paige's finest
This movie was not as good as I first anticipated. It was slow and did not require a very high I.Q to watch or understand. This film is very derogatory and uninspiring. Tim Paige stared in this movie but his performances in movies have been fairly inconsistent. Despite much controversy of the movie 'The voyage that shook the world' I believe that this was one of his finest moments in his acting career (which had great potential until this terrible movie). A better overall cast was necessary. In my opinion Chris Pang should have played the role of Charles Strachan due to Mr Pang's great education and his multiculturalism that he brings to the table. Kudos to you Chris. This movie is an insult to other Charles Dickens movies and should be removed from all video stores (unless it is used as a coaster of some sort) and removed from the internet in all its entirety. A movie for the uncultured ones who have no sense of class or love for the great movies of the past. How could this have been screened in my local cinema. I have seen some great films in that cinema such as Harry Potter 1 and 2 (The rest are absolutely terrible), but this one ranks the lowest. Poor Performance. SHAME!
Tough life
Reading the stories of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist you are taken to a time of the ups and downs of this most famous protagonist. In the movie The First Fagin, you are taken to the alleged basis of Dickens character Isaac "Ikey" Solomon, a 19th century Jewish convict who garnered headlines by his tumultuous life. This docudrama blends flashbacks from the central characters as he served witness to the misfortunes that happen to him and his family. He always wanted to live a straight and narrow life but his situation forced him into a world of pick pocketing that lead to a spiral of events that led him right to the other side of the world in Australian penal colony. What emerges is a folk hero of sorts that faces anti Semitism and a justice system that placed a huge burden on his life. Saw this film as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.