Monday, Oct 16, 2000 14:24 EDT

The Lean years

Michael Sragow revisits the late director David Lean's classic films, including "Oliver Twist" and "Brief Encounter."
By ReadMichael Sragow

Salon columnist Michael Sragow was a movie critic and an editor at Rolling Stone, and writes on film for the New Yorker and other publications. Listen to his weekly audio recordings discussing movies and DVDs.

This week: Sragow recaps some of director David Lean's classic films including "Oliver Twist" and "Brief Encounter."

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