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- 1935
- TV-G
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 10 m
- 1935
- TV-G
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 10 m
Summary A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Directed By: George Cukor
- 1935
- TV-G
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 10 m
- 1935
- TV-G
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 10 m
David Copperfield
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6.6
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Summary A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Directed By: George Cukor
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
91
100% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
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Directed with restraint and impeccable taste by Cukor, produced by Selznick, David Copperfield is diverse and satisfying intellectually and emotionally, capturing the unparalleled beauty of Dickens's melancholic truths about life's hardships and human survival.
By Staff (Not Credited) FULL REVIEW
The most profoundly satisfying screen manipulation of a great novel that the camera has ever given us.
By Andre Sennwald FULL REVIEW
This MGM classic remains the most faithful and powerful adaptation of the great Dickens novel.
The movie suffers a bit from the sentimental, violin-underscored valentine approach favored in Selznick movies, but the characterizations, particularly in delivering Dickens' cartoon grotesqueries, are plum. None is better than W. C. Fields, who might be faulted for bringing his own legendary screen persona to Mr. Micawber, but he does so superbly, without sacrificing Dickens' own creation. [13 Aug 1989, p.20C]
Lovely, lavish 1935 adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved story about a plucky young lad living in 19th century England. [15 Oct 2006, p.E10]
By Susan King
This 1935 adaptation flourishes because of a tasty, idiosyncratic cast (W.C. Fields, Basil Rathbone, Lionel Barrymore) that nicely matches up with Dickens' characterizations, and because of the assured production and direction of David O. Selznick and George Cukor, both at the top of their respective games. [02 Feb 1992, p.G1]
By Scott Eyman
It was almost an adventure to try to bring to the screen the expansively optimistic Micawber, but he lives again in W.C. Fields, who only once yields to his penchant for horseplay.
By Staff (Not Credited) FULL REVIEW
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
6.6
75% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
6.6
75% Positive
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0% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Feb 11, 2025
Creo que es una gran primera parte. Realmente sufres con el pequeño y todo lo que tiene que vivir en sus primeros años. Luego, la segunda parte no es tan buena; es decir, los problemas por los que pasa son más externos, ya no los sientes tan cercanos. Pero creo que refleja muy bien cómo es la vida: cuando creces y tienes tu círculo de amigos y familia, te das cuenta de que en realidad todos viven y tienen sus problemas, y que ser amigo no es solo cuando las cosas van bien, sino también cuando ellos tienen problemas. Tal vez se siente algo más aburrido, más terrenal, pero así es la vida adulta. No me malinterpreten, no es pesimismo, es más bien saber que no es tan glamurosa como nos gustaría; incluso haciendo las cosas bien puede irnos mal, pero al final, tenemos tranquilidad y paz en nuestras vidas, apreciando las pequeñas cosas.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Photoplay Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
