The Personal History of David Copperfield Dvd

The Personal History of David Copperfield is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 Victorian era novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It stars Dev Patel as the title character, and Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse.

The world premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival on 5 September 2019. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2020 by Lionsgate UK and in the United States on 28 August 2020 by Searchlight Pictures.

Plot

The life of David Copperfield is chronicled from his birth to the present day. David has an idyllic life and is taken to visit the family of his nanny Peggotty (Daisy May Cooper) in their boat house in Yarmouth. When he returns, his young and widowed mother Clara (Morfydd Clark) has married the sinister and cruel Mr. Murdstone (Darren Boyd), who beats the boy. The abused David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is sent to work in Murdstone’s factory where he lodges with Mr. Micawber (Peter Capaldi) and his family, who are pursued by their creditors. After being told of his mother’s death and funeral, David escapes from his life of drudgery and finds his wealthy aunt Betsey Trotwood (Tilda Swinton) and her lodger, the eccentric Mr. Dick (Hugh Laurie). After troubling problems with Steerforth (Aneurin Barnard) and Uriah Heep (Ben Whishaw), Betsey Trotwood finances David’s ambition to become a gentleman and author.

Cast

Dev Patel as David Copperfield
Jairaj Varsani as young David Copperfield
Aneurin Barnard as James Steerforth
Peter Capaldi as Mr. Micawber
Morfydd Clark as Dora Spenlow / Clara Copperfield
Daisy May Cooper as Peggotty
Rosalind Eleazar as Agnes Wickfield
Hugh Laurie as Mr. Dick
Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood
Ben Whishaw as Uriah Heep
Paul Whitehouse as Mr. Peggotty
Benedict Wong as Mr. Wickfield
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Mrs. Steerforth
Darren Boyd as Edward Murdstone
Gwendoline Christie as Jane Murdstone
Matthew Cottle as Mr Spenlow
Bronagh Gallagher as Mrs Micawber
Anthony Welsh as Ham Peggotty
Aimee Kelly as Emily
Anna Maxwell Martin as Mrs. Strong