A Personal History of David Copperfield

Armando Iannucci brings a completely likeable and genial adaptaion of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield to life in a way that sheds light on the author’s humanity and optimism.

From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.

“Everything rattles and zings like a pinball machine, and it’s a bracing, entertaining, richly satisfying experience.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Dev Patel makes for an energetic lead in Iannucci’s inspired and fast-paced adaptation of a literary classic. – Sight & Sound.