Charles Dickens is best known by Oliver Twist & A Christmas Carol mainly, David Copperfield whereof I never read the novel, however I didn't get excited what I saw in the laconic offer on those everlasting flashbacks about is life, the presentation starts in slow pace in a boring Copperfield complains concerning his past life, a kind of adrift man looking for a meaning of his sad life, walking through in the beach meanwhile comes across his mind a fragmented piece of each phase of his misfortune life since tender age until his marriage.
The stelar casting is robust with several veteran actors/actress, I agreed with someone point out that some actors had a cameo appearance only as the funny wooden leg Mr. Tungay's Richard Attenborough character, although who steals the show quite sure the swindler Mr. Micawber's Ralph Richardson stunning performance on those poetic clever speaking, also the father Michael Redgrave's Mr. Peggotty a restless chase of his runaway daughter whenever she goes, sadly he finds her in a w.ho.rehouse, Ron Moody's Uriah Heep fraudster character on those pedant mood talking is another highlight, also Edith Evans's Auntie Betsy as well.
Condensed in almost two hours long in a complex story that doesn't have a linear storyline in some sequence the filmmakers provide two visions from different pastime, side by side, thus sounds a slight puzzled feature if the viewer didn't read the book, worst the overlong sequence of David Copperfield at seashore house is a boring offering, seems that the movie doesn't get fire properly, letting the audience a bit anxious over that, the print that I'd found on Youtube is enough good, nonetheless needs a restoration losing the impact of lack of bright colors, anyway a fair presentation over this less known Charles Dickins's novel.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 1984 / Source: TV-Youtube / How many: 2 / Rating: 6.25.
The stelar casting is robust with several veteran actors/actress, I agreed with someone point out that some actors had a cameo appearance only as the funny wooden leg Mr. Tungay's Richard Attenborough character, although who steals the show quite sure the swindler Mr. Micawber's Ralph Richardson stunning performance on those poetic clever speaking, also the father Michael Redgrave's Mr. Peggotty a restless chase of his runaway daughter whenever she goes, sadly he finds her in a w.ho.rehouse, Ron Moody's Uriah Heep fraudster character on those pedant mood talking is another highlight, also Edith Evans's Auntie Betsy as well.
Condensed in almost two hours long in a complex story that doesn't have a linear storyline in some sequence the filmmakers provide two visions from different pastime, side by side, thus sounds a slight puzzled feature if the viewer didn't read the book, worst the overlong sequence of David Copperfield at seashore house is a boring offering, seems that the movie doesn't get fire properly, letting the audience a bit anxious over that, the print that I'd found on Youtube is enough good, nonetheless needs a restoration losing the impact of lack of bright colors, anyway a fair presentation over this less known Charles Dickins's novel.
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 1984 / Source: TV-Youtube / How many: 2 / Rating: 6.25.