Great Movie!
Added 9/24/2009
This is BBC at its best! Davie Coperfield has an excellent cast of characters and is indeed a delight to watch. One of the nice things about the film is that it is shorter then a lot of BBC's epic dramas. I have enjoyed the Jane Austin and Charles Dickens epics which I've watched over the years but this shorter film was nice for a change. Part of what made the film was the colorful characters like David's Aunt Betsy. I hope BBC does some more of these great classics.
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David Copperfield
Added 9/13/2009
This was an excellent production. The casting of characters were extraordinary. I enjoyed it very much and watch it over and over again.
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Dickens - Great Prose
Added 7/22/2009
Dickens has become my favorite author of all time. His novels are still relevant to this day - 150 years or so after they were written. It takes a bit of time to settle into the formal style of 19th century British writers, but once you get into the flow, the stories are great, the characters come alive in sparkling clarity, and not one plot element is left hanging. Long reads? Yes, definitely, but well worth the time and effort. I would wager that you will be sorry to see the book end if you persevere. Why were these books such drudgery to read when assigned in school? Maybe it takes some years in the world to appreciate what Dickens left for us.
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A wonderful adaptation in every way!
Added 6/19/2009
David Copperfield is my favorite book- (along with the Razor's Edge). I've read it at least 10 times in the past 20 years. I've seen all of the film adaptations and this one is simply excellent. It stays true to the book in every way and the actors are true to the way Dickens wrote the characters.
I do wish that Steerforth had been a bit stronger- he is so pivotal in the story and his sexuality needs to be quite pronounced. I did feel the portrayal of Rosa Dartle with her scar was excellent. A lot had to be left out from the book of course, but I think the screenplay choices were sound. And... what better advice for these times than Mr. MiCawber!
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery."
Maybe the executives at AIG missed this book in high school.
Dickens' work always reminds me that nothing EVER changes. Humans are humans- only our settings change. I would kick Mr. and Ms. Murdstone myself if they walked into my room! The actors really got this one right.
I don't think an American version of this story would every make it to the screen. They would try to pretty up the actors and give it a Hollywood spin- only the British can get it right and they did.
(Please excuse my character name spelling- you would think that after all of the readings I would remember!)
Julie A. Fast
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David Copperfield
Added 5/26/2009
This movie was very good and true to the facts. The acting was great.
Loved it.
Norma Warren
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Great Movie!
Added 9/24/2009
This is BBC at its best! Davie Coperfield has an excellent cast of characters and is indeed a delight to watch. One of the nice things about the film is that it is shorter then a lot of BBC's epic dramas. I have enjoyed the Jane Austin and Charles Dickens epics which I've watched over the years but this shorter film was nice for a change. Part of what made the film was the colorful characters like David's Aunt Betsy. I hope BBC does some more of these great classics.
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David Copperfield
Added 9/13/2009
This was an excellent production. The casting of characters were extraordinary. I enjoyed it very much and watch it over and over again.
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Dickens - Great Prose
Added 7/22/2009
Dickens has become my favorite author of all time. His novels are still relevant to this day - 150 years or so after they were written. It takes a bit of time to settle into the formal style of 19th century British writers, but once you get into the flow, the stories are great, the characters come alive in sparkling clarity, and not one plot element is left hanging. Long reads? Yes, definitely, but well worth the time and effort. I would wager that you will be sorry to see the book end if you persevere. Why were these books such drudgery to read when assigned in school? Maybe it takes some years in the world to appreciate what Dickens left for us.
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