| ISBN |
9781405862400 |
| Title |
David Copperfield : [Reader & Movie Kit] / Charles Dickens ; retold by Nigel Grimshaw. |
| Published |
Harlow : Pearson Education, 2008. |
| Description |
vii, 100 p. : illustrations ; 20 cm. + ++ 1 DVD (114 minutes) |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical |
| digital optical |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video |
| Form of Work |
Motion pictures |
| Notes |
DVD : Cast: Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw ; Credits: Director: Armando Iannucci ; written by Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell ; Producer: Armando Iannucci ; Classification : PG ; Languages: English. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired), [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired) ; Dolby digital 5.1, PAL, Region 4, widescreen 16:9, letterbox 2.40:1. ; Based on the novel: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens ; Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019 ; Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment in Australia in 2020. |
| 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. |
| David Copperfield's happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David's mother dies, he is sent to work in London. He hates his job so he runs away. He has no money for food or for travelling. But it is the beginning of his life of adventure. |
| Subjects |
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870 -- Film adaptations. |
| Readers for new literates |
| 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, producer, 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): |
| Added Title |
Personal history of David Copperfield (Motion picture : 2019) |
| Series |
Pearson English readers Level 3. |
| Always learning |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
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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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