| Uniform Title |
Personal history of David Copperfield (Motion picture : 2019) |
| Title |
The personal history of David Copperfield. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (114 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-125586-9. |
| Premiered in 2019, cinema release in 2020. |
| Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. |
| Credits |
Directed by Armando Iannucci ; written by Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell. |
| Performers |
Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, Letterbox 2.40:1. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870 -- Film adaptations. |
| Orphans -- England -- Drama |
| Young men -- England -- Drama |
| Child labor -- England -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Historical films |
| Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Iannucci, Armando, 1963- director, screenwriter. |
| Blackwell, Simon, 1966- screenwriter. |
| Patel, Dev, 1990- actor. |
| Capaldi, Peter actor. |
| Laurie, Hugh, 1959- actor. |
| Swinton, Tilda actor. |
| Whishaw, Ben, 1980- actor. |
| Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. David Copperfield Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Blackwell, Simon, 1966- .
- Capaldi, Peter .
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. David Copperfield .
- Iannucci, Armando, 1963- .
- Laurie, Hugh, 1959- .
- Patel, Dev, 1990- .
- Swinton, Tilda .
- Whishaw, Ben, 1980- .
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