David Copperfield (BBC)

Buy This Item David Copperfield (BBC) by Koch Vision  Available from Amazon  $14.99  on 11-26-2008     In this definitive BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens classic, David Copperfield struggles to fulfill his potential after enduring the hardships of cruelty, poverty and injustice. Starring David Yelland, Arthur Lowe, Martin Jarvis, Liz Smith, Patricia Routledge. System Requirements: <li>Running Time 325 Mins. Format: DVD MOVIE Reader Reviews This 1974 production, while not perfect, is still far and away the best David Copperfield I have seen. It is written and acted by people who seem to know the novel. It is very well cast. I always thought Edna Mae Oliver and Maggie Smith were fine in the role of Aunt Betsy, but Patience Collier's Aunt Betsy is, in my opinion, definitive. Her performance is simply outstanding. This is the only adaptation I know of which has David's friend Traddles, and he really is much more vital to the story than one might think. A previous reviewer called Anthony Andrews' Steerforth chilling and he certainly is. Others have commented on David himself being the least interesting character of the book, and in other versions of the story the portrayals of the adult David have been bland. David Yelland's title character is a vulnerable and sometimes naive hero and is quite likeable. The sparse use of soundtrack music actually works very well with this production and it is refreshing to watch performances which are dramatic but never over the top or artificial. For what it is worth, I think Mr. Tungay, one of the teachers at David's boyhood school, looks a lot like Beetlejuice, from the movie of the same name. I highly recommend this version of David Copperfield.

David Copperfield (BBC) Available from Amazon Price: $14.99 Updated on 11-26-2008.

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