Really overwhelmed at how beautifully @Aiannucci 's 'David Copperfield' not only channels the characteristic perceptiveness, joy, humour and generosity of Dickens's writing, and makes it contemporary and immediate, but also thematises the act of writing itself, it's superb.
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not only feels like reading Dickens, it feels like writing as him. The best Dickens on film since David Lean's Great Expectations, which is one of my favourites of all time. Plus brilliant avoidance of nauseatingly self-satisfied 'englishness' that usually mars adaptations.
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Replying to @readthiswtf @Aiannucci
I was a bit hesitant, I thought this was one of those opportunistic movies that just tries to diversify the cast while losing the content and context. I will check it.
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Neither a q of quota worthiness or historical accuracy, the 'diversity' ends up becoming effective at contemporanizing the whole thing, killing off the insufferable precious englishness=whitebess of period drama, and reminding you that Dickens is about people
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More importantly it's infused with genuine Dickensian joy
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And very funny!
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What I always loved about his novels is that there is a twisted humor which is relatable to everyone but only he could pull it off. Don't go all Dickensian on me, but I love Bleak House. I actually find that spontaneous combustion scene for which he was crucified to be genius.
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