Satirist, director and the creator of Veep, Armando Iannucci does Charles Dickens in The Personal History Of David Copperfield. And NPR's critic says there's a lot that's unexpected in the movie.

David isn’t the only character in “David Copperfield” for which Iannucci cast an actor of color. Chinese British actor Benedict Wong (“Doctor Strange”) plays the sherry-soaked Mr. Wickfield.

Copperfield is also a comedic character — much like young Patel, who used humor to win over bullies growing up. The character’s humor makes him a great novelist who uses his skills as an ...

Dev Patel stars as the title character in "The Personal History of David Copperfield," the most madcap Charles Dickens adaptation you'll ever see.

Portrait of the artist as a minor character "David Copperfield" is the Dickens lover's guilty pleasure -- hammy, sweet and with a strangely passive hero.

He adopted the stage name “David Copperfield” as a nod to the Charles Dickens character. Throughout his career, the entertainer has achieved many milestones and honors in the world of magic ...

Armando Iannucci's "The Personal History of David Copperfield" could hardly arrive at a more opportune moment: 27 million Americans are out of work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A ...

THR review: Armando Iannucci moves from political satire to Charles Dickens' beloved tale of a writer's origins, 'The Personal History of David Copperfield.' By John DeFore A film to make some ...

Hugh Laurie, left, and Dev Patel in “The Personal History of David Copperfield.” (Dean Rogers/Twentieth Century Fox) <b>The Personal History of David Copperfield</b> (PG-13) Dickens’s ...

The star of a new “David Copperfield” film learned to see the novelist in a new light after memorizing pages and pages of dialogue, never giving up, just like his character.

Magic, according to David Copperfield, is “creating the effect or appearance of the supernatural through natural means.” In a recent telephone interview from Aurora, Ill., a stop on his… ...