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Film Description
This comprehensive DVD set explores the life, times and work of Charles Dickens, the great Victorian author. Dickens is undoubtedly one of the great literary geniuses of all time. Yet, there is much about Dickens’ incredible life that remains unknown. His is a fascinating story: from rags to riches, complete with bankruptcy, prison, forced child labour and fame and fortune, overshadowed by guilt and secrecy. This DVD set demonstrates how much Dickens drew upon his own experiences when writing fiction and also includes the 1999 dramatised BBC production of 'David Copperfield'.
Contents: Disc 1 - 'Uncovering the Real Dickens' The great author’s fascinating biography, presented by Peter Ackroyd, is an innovative mix of documentary and dramatic reconstruction which vividly portrays the author’s extraordinary life. Resembling the plot of one of his novels, this lavish literary production sets out to blur the lines between Dickens’s fiction and his own life. The cast includes Anton Lesser, Prunella Scales and Timothy West. (176 mins)
Disc 2 - 'David Copperfield' Three hours of classic BBC drama heaven. The 1999 version of the most autobiographical of Dickens’ novels, starring Bob Hoskins, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen, Zoë Wanamaker and Nicholas Lyndhurst. (186 mins)
Disc 3 - At his house, a group of friends and relatives listen to Dickens as he tells A Christmas Carol. Anton Lesser, as Dickens, brings this classic ghost story to life in a masterly and haunting way. (97 mins). Plus 'Songs From Grope Lane', the 12-year-old Dickens escapes his miserable daily life and the blacking factory to enjoy a brief spell of raucous tavern entertainment. Lucie Skeaping’s ensemble performs deliciously seedy pub songs from Dickensian London in the mid-19th century. (25 mins)
