Shown: 1 December 2021
Exminster Film Club Rating: 82%
- Date of release: 2019
- Running time: 1h 59m
- Director: Armando Iannucci
- Writers: Simon Blackwell, Charles Dickens, Armando Iannucci
- Country: UK
- Language: English
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The Personal History of David Copperfield Plot Synopsis
A re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers – giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens’ iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England.
Film Reviews
Restructuring some story arcs and jettisoning others, Iannucci and his collaborator, Simon Blackwell, have created a souped-up, trimmed-down adaptation so fleet and entertaining that its cleverness doesn’t immediately register.
Jeanette Catsoulis, New York Times
Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield comes across as a bright and jaunty corrective to the dour and stuffy Dickens adaptations that have come before.
Peter Debruge, Variety