The Personal History of David Copperfield

August. 28,2020      PG
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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.

Dev Patel as  David Copperfield
Peter Capaldi as  Mr. Micawber
Ben Whishaw as  Uriah Heep
Tilda Swinton as  Betsey Trotwood
Gwendoline Christie as  Jane Murdstone
Hugh Laurie as  Mr. Dick
Anthony Welsh as  Ham
Aneurin Barnard as  Steerforth
Divian Ladwa as  Dr. Chillip
Rosalind Eleazar as  Agnes

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Reviews

JinRoz
2020/08/28

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

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Reptileenbu
2020/08/29

Did you people see the same film I saw?

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Maidexpl
2020/08/30

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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Cem Lamb
2020/08/31

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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