![]() ![]() ![]() It is there that Nell dies, so her great-uncle is too late when he tries to come to the rescue. But Grandfather and Nell eventually find their way back to the friendly curate at his new post. Quilp has informants on the lookout, and on advice from a spy, he finally begins chasing after Nell and her grandfather himself. As they depart and continue their travels, Nell becomes progressively weaker. Nell and her grandpa are on the run once again, meeting a kindly curate who gives them shelter. Spurious carnival workers doing a Punch & Judy show persuade Nell and her grandpa to join them, but the shady characters do not have their new friends’ best interests at heart. From there, they run all over London, narrowly missing a frightful capture along the way. Grandfather and Nell craft a plan and escape while Quilp is sleeping, leaving a note with Nell’s friend Kit. His lender, Quilp, is angrily awaiting money back and threatens to take the grandfather to an insane asylum if he doesn’t pay. ![]() Young Nell (a pre-teen) lives with her grandfather, a sweet man who owns a curio shop and has a gambling addiction. Once I got into the Dickens adaptation, I found it suspenseful and moving. The Old Curiosity Shop is the three-hour movie I admittedly feared on my March roster. They were both directed by Kevin Connor and debuted in the final couple of years of Disney Channel Premiere Films. I have two stories of grandparents and grandchildren that I thought would make sense in one post. ![]()
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