The Personal History of David Copperfield re-imagines 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. Emmy winners and Oscar nominees 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.
Critic Reviews:
- " A visual testament to how wonderful it is to meet people, and how the person you think of as you is actually an amalgamation of many different minds. " – Joshua Rivera (The Verge)
- " There are many reasons to praise Armando Iannucci's adaptation of Charles Dickens's The Personal History of David Copperfield…Iannucci's exuberant take on this classic Bildungsroman is doubly Dickensian… " – Graham Fuller (Cineaste Magazine)
- " A wonderful whirling dervish of a comedy with an extraordinary cast and a script to match. " – John Serba (Decider)