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The Personal History of David Copperfield is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It stars Dev Patel as the title character , along with Aneurin Barnard , Peter Capaldi , Morfydd Clark , Daisy May Cooper , Rosalind Eleazar , Hugh Laurie , Tilda Swinton ...
The Personal History of David Copperfield puts a fresh, funny, and utterly charming spin on Dickens' classic, proving some stories truly are timeless. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. [A] mad ...
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- Armando Iannucci
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- Dev Patel
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- What Is David Copperfield About?
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The nationwide release date for the film has not yet been confirmed, but it will receive its European Premiere on Wednesday 2 October at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, when it opens the BFI London Film Festival.
The film is a fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, which is called – to give it its full name – The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). Set in the 1840s, the story chronicles th...
Alongside the BAFTA-award winning Patel – who shot to fame in Skins, then went on to appear in Slumdog Millionaire– there’s an abundance of British talent in the film. Tilda Swinton plays his aunt, Betsey Trotwood, Hugh Laurie stars as Mr Dick, Peter Capaldi is Mr Micawber, while Ben Whishaw plays Uriah Heap. Iannucci announced that Capaldi would b...
Iannucci, alongside frequent collaborator Simon Blackwell, is employing his comedic mastery and vivid characterisations to bring to life one of Dickens’ most cherished characters in the film. He said it’s a “huge thrill” to have the film opening the BFI festival, and said that because David Copperfield is a film about compassion, humour, generosity...
Feb 13, 2020 · Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Death of Stalin) continues to make waves on the big screen with The Personal History of David Copperfield, a dramedy adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel starring Dev...
Dec 10, 2020 · Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) gives a brilliant performance as David Copperfield, combining comedy with likability, and heads up a tremendously talented, racially diverse ensemble cast. The film opens with the adult David Copperfield reading the famous opening lines of the novel to a theater audience (Dickens became famous for his public ...
- Janet Mullany
Jan 3, 2020 · Armando Iannucci adapts Charles Dickens classic David Copperfield, and Cineworlder Nadine Shambrook is here to outline the cast of characters.
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Dev Patel (most notably of Slumdog Millionaire fame) makes a great David Copperfield, capturing both the comedy and heartbreak essential to the character. Released during the coronavirus pandemic, The Personal History of David Copperfield may be one of the great hidden gems of the coronavirus era.
