Rent David Copperfield (2000)
3.6 of 5 from 56 ratings
3h 0min
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- Synopsis:
Born to a weak bur loving mother soon after his father dies, David Copperfield is nine years old when his mother Clara marries a man named Murdstone. A cruel man who believes in extreme discipline, he has no hesitation in sending David away to school. Shortly after he is sent away, David's mother dies and Murdstone seizes the opportunity to send him away for good, this time for menial labour at a London wine merchants. Miserable with his new life, David finds comfort whilst staying with the Micawber family and when he is eventually able to leave London to stay with his Aunt Betsey in Dover, his life turns for the better when she arranges for him to be taken into her care. For David Copperfield this is just the very beginning. - Actors:
- Hugh Dancy, Michael Richards, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Andrews, Frank McCusker, Max Dolbey, Sally Field, Edward Hardwicke, Freddie Jones, Nigel Davenport, Emily Hamilton, Julie Cox, Sarah Smart, Alan Howard, Alec McCowen, Paul Bettany, Judy Cornwell, Murray Melvin, Dudley Sutton, Lesley Manville
- Directors:
- Peter Medak
- Producers:
- John Davis, Greg Smith
- Writers:
- Charles Dickens, John Goldsmith
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
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Reviews (1) of David Copperfield
Worthy Film of the Dickens Novel - David Copperfield review by CD
I was not sure about the casting of the actors playing the young and older David Copperfield, but in the second part Hugh Dancy does very well in the title role. The support actors are very strong, in particular the actor playing David C's Aunt Betsey Trotwood, who introduces a kind of Mary Poppins energy to the role which works well. The adaptation is well paced over the two parts and the Irish film locations work well. The actor playing Uriah Heep is suitable "humble" and obsequious, and Micawber is given an interesting comic uplift . Overall a good watch.
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