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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.
Style:
atmospheric, touching, sentimental, captivating, semi serious, enigmatic, satirical
Plot:
poverty, charles dickens, victorian england, orphan, aunt, kite, child's point of view, children, blackmail, friendship, betrayal, social differences, society, guardian, survivor, maturation, youth, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, grownups, humour, coming of age, child as adult, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 80s, 1800s, victorian
Place:
england, europe, london
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