Contact: John Harrington
Fee:
$20.00
26
Aug
2020
Christchurch Sunrise
Lumière Cinemas
26 Rolleston Avenue
Christchurch Central City
Christchurch,  8013
New Zealand

The Personal History of David Copperfield is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 Victorian era novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It stars Dev Patel

This is a club welfare fundraiser $20 per person

Dinner after @ Duo Restaurant Corner Hereford and Rolleston Avenue  https://www.duochch.com/

The life of David Copperfield is chronicled from his birth to now. David has an idyllic life and is taken to visit the family of his nanny Peggoty (Daisy May Cooper) in their boat house in Yarmouth. When he returns, his young and widowed mother Clara (Morfydd Clark) has married the sinister and cruel Mr. Murdstone (Darren Boyd) who beats the boy. The abused David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is sent to work in Murdstone's factory where he lodges with Mr. Micawber (Peter Capaldi) and his family who are pursued by their creditors. After being told of his mother's death and funeral David escapes from his life of drudgery and finds his wealthy aunt Betsey Trotwood (Tilda Swinton) and her lodger, the eccentric Mr. Dick (Hugh Laurie). After troubling problems with Steerforth (Aneurin Barnard) and Uriah Heep (Ben Whishaw), Betsy Trotwood finances David’s ambition to become a gentleman and author.