Add to Watchlist. The film stars Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton and Peter Capaldi, who here plays a dreamer schemer who instructs a young David on London's rich opportunities for plunder. Added to Watchlist.

We read more. The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama. And yet, we still will them on to survive.SIMON: Armando Iannucci - his film, "The Personal History Of David Copperfield" - thank you so much for being with us.Copyright © 2020 NPR. He's always someone we feel for and we want to succeed. Of course, he also created "Veep" and "The Death Of Stalin." The new David Copperfield movie is both more and less than Charles Dickens’ original story. We watched television. Thanks so much for being with us.ARMANDO IANNUCCI: Thank you very much. Yahoo Entertainment. Choose the plan that’s right for you.

Is that when he begins to use stories to kind of lift his sights in life?IANNUCCI: I think that's right. Digital access or digital and print delivery.

I think he's 12. He's trying to write this petition, but he's interrupted because he keeps hearing the thoughts of Charles I before he was executed in his head. In "The Personal History Of David Copperfield," Armando Iannucci uses Dickens' 1850 novel, which I will not curse by calling it a classic, as the base paint to portray the life of a man from birth to parenthood who makes use of his memories - sometimes bitter, sometimes biting - to tell stories. In addition to the fact that this gives talented actors a chance to play plummy roles set in Victorian England, does it also help you turn the film into your kind of dreamscape?IANNUCCI: Well, you know, as I say, this story is about a celebration of community. He's someone who's just worried that he doesn't fit in. It talks about very contemporary themes like identity, the search for identity. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD")PETER CAPALDI: (As Mr. Micawber) London is full of more wonders and wickedness than all the cities of the earth.CAPALDI: (As Mr. Micawber) And it's ours, David, to go wherever we choose.SIMON: Armando Iannucci directed and co-wrote the film.

August 24, 2020. Rate. And also now, I think we've come to realize the power and the kind of necessity for stories. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Armando Iannucci about his film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, based on the Charles Dickens classic. Photos. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Armando Iannucci about his film, In "The Personal History Of David Copperfield," Armando Iannucci uses Dickens' 1850 novel, which I will not curse by calling it a classic, as the base paint to portray the life of a man from birth to parenthood who makes use of his memories - sometimes bitter, sometimes biting - to tell stories. All rights reserved. First, a note about the title. This movie releases on August 28, 2020. And, in fact...IANNUCCI: ...I now realize that my proper job is as a writer, and that's what David's conclusion is (laughter). Nice to be here from my undisclosed location.SIMON: I should've asked where it is, but it's none of my business, is it?SIMON: What made you want to retell this story in your own way?IANNUCCI: I've always been a huge, huge fan of Charles Dickens. And when I reread "David Copperfield" I think about eight or nine years ago, I was struck by how modern it was as a book. It's your personality that defines you and how you connect with other people.But also, in the U.K. in particular, we have this enormous industry of making period drama. But, you know, he makes wrong decisions in amongst this kind of angsting over whether he's going about things the right way. I think David spends a lot of the film in a Zelig-like way, becoming other people, becoming the people he mixes with, and then realizing that he's only truly himself when he makes something of it, when he writes it down, when he turns it into a story - you know, when he doesn't try to be the person he's with, but when he tries to reimagine the person he's with in his writing.SIMON: I love the kite-flying scenes. It's how you behave that defines you.

A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles. One of his most beloved works is his eighth novel, David Copperfield.

Sign up for a FANALERT® and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. We've realized how important storytelling is, actually.SIMON: Most of all, David wants to be considered a gentleman. But I think that's what's appealing about Dickens is that he writes heroes who aren't goody-goody, you know, who are human, who are fallible and who make mistakes. Why all the extra words? Why isn’t it just called “David Copperfield?” You should be grateful. He's - I think Mr. Dick is the first honest portrayal, I think, in English literature of mental illness. And I think it's important, if we are going to keep making these stories, that we draw from 100% of the amazing acting talent available to us.SIMON: David, of course, is beaten as a child by his stepfather, sent to work in a bottle factory. Visit our website We watched films. The It List: Dev Patel is David Copperfield in Armando Iannucci's new film, Tyler Perry's Madea takes her final bow, Katy Perry drops 'Smile' and the best in pop culture the week of Aug. 24, 2020 . It's about - in the end, the conclusion that they all reach is that it doesn't really matter who you are in terms of where you come from, what your background is, what your status is.

Yahoo Entertainment Staff. Sign up for a FANALERT® and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. And it also has, you know, themes that unfortunately are still with us, like poverty, homelessness.I've always thought that adaptations tend to be a bit (unintelligible) about just telling the plot, whereas for me, the marvel of the book is the language, the imagery, the kind of delight and humor in great characters and personalities, as well as these, you know, big, important themes.SIMON: Your cast is very diverse - Asian, South Asian, African Anglos. And how did we get through it? The movie …

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