"The Personal History of David Copperfield" poster
Time Net News starred by Dave Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, A new trailer for the British comedy "The Personal History of David Copperfield" starring Tilda Swinton, Ben Westshaw, and Benedict Wang has been revealed. The film
provides a new, modern and comic interpretation of Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical literary work "David Copperfield", telling the story of Copperfield searching for his place in a chaotic world and experiencing unfortunate After childhood, I gradually discovered my talent in writing. His life has sorrows and joys, but it is always full of vitality, color and humanity. The
film was directed by Armando Ianucci ("Vice President" and "The Death of Stalin"). Previously, he led the British Independent Film Awards with 11 nominations, and finally won Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Law Rui). The film was released in the UK on January 10, and the US will be released soon.
Charles Diggins is a well-known British writer in the 19th century. He is famous for combining current affairs with editorials. Many of his works are serial. Works such as "Orphans in the Mist" and "Great Expectations" have become enduring classics.
Dave Patel is of Indian descent, and he was asked to play the role of a well-known British writer. Many people were puzzled and caused some controversy.
director Armando Ianucci defended this: "Just think, why don't we do this? When I wanted Dave to play David, he said,'Is my father an Indian?' No, although the story took place in 1840, for the people in the movie, this is now. This is an exciting gift.”
Ianucci continued: “This is not a conscious response to Brexit. But on the question of what Britain is and what you don’t want to be, the conversation has become very narrow. I want to celebrate the true face of Britain, which is more like a carefree, pleasant, humorous, and vibrant place."
It’s Dave Patel. Many other characters also follow the casting method of “regardless of race and color”. For example, Asian Benedict Wang played Mr. Wickfield and black Rosalind Eliazar played. David's lover.
