The Personal History of David Copperfield (literal translation: The personal story of David Copperfield) is a 2019 British-American comedy-drama film directed by Armando Iannucci from a screenplay by Armando Iannucci. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020.
From birth to childhood, from adolescence to middle age, the good-natured David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is surrounded by kindness, malice, poverty and wealth, meeting a number of notable figures in Victorian England. With his intention of becoming a writer, and his search for family, friendship, romance and social status, David's story is an extremely captivating tale.
The film is based on Charles Dickens' eighth novel, "David Copperfield," and tells the story of the legendary illusionist's life from early childhood to adulthood.
