The Personal History of David Copperfield

June 15

This exuberant gambol through Dickens’ novel is set in the Victorian era but revels in London as we know it today: culturally diverse, socially mobile, humane and harsh, as ripe with possibilities as it is rife with pitfalls. A sparkling film that rediscovers the classic we thought we knew.

“And then there’s the cast, a multi-ethnic treat whose diversity is neither text nor subtext, but a reminder that the alabaster complexions of many a costume drama should not be mistaken for historical accuracy.” Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

8 BIFA awards

Starring
Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw

Post-screening Q&A with the film’s producer Kevin Loader