Overview:
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.| Status: | Released (2019-11-07) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award19 wins & 33 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $1,876,298 |
| Screen: | Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Charles Dickens |
| Productions: | FilmNation Entertainment, Film4 Productions, Wishmore |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 76788: Dev Patel - David Copperfield
- 12982: Peter Capaldi - Mr. Micawber
- 17064: Ben Whishaw - Uriah Heep
- 3063: Tilda Swinton - Betsey Trotwood
- 1011904: Gwendoline Christie - Jane Murdstone
- 41419: Hugh Laurie - Mr. Dick
- 1108724: Anthony Welsh - Ham
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- 2844573: Ihor Kaniuk - Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sound
- 1966268: Amie Wilson - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 2650620: Anna Lubbock - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 40823: Peter Burgis - Foley Artist - Sound
- 1616063: Andrea Cracknell - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1763571: Emma Romans - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 4178169: Hayley Young - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
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If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Based on Charles Dickens' novel, The Personal History of David Copperfield is the first Armando Ianucci's film I ever watched. I didn't really know much about this movie besides its s ....
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This has really been a banner year for the period film. We've had Gerwig's spectacular 'Little Women', Autumn de Wilde's wondrous adaptation of 'Emma.', and on television, the bombastic imagination of 'The Great'. Armando Iannucci's 'The Personal History of David Copperfield', even w ....
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I'm not Armando Iannucci's biggest fan so saw this at the Opening Gala of the London Film Festival with some trepidation. Unfortunately, I wasn't pleasantly surprised. Dev Patel does bring some charm to the proceedings, but the attempts at comedy in this retelling of Dickens' classic ....
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I'm not Armando Iannucci's biggest fan so saw this at the Opening Gala of the London Film Festival with some trepidation. Unfortunately, I wasn't pleasantly surprised. Dev Patel does bring some charm to the proceedings, but the attempts at comedy in this retelling of Dickens' classic ....
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