A liquid crystal display device and method of construction, includes a first substrate and a second substrate each having a first surface, and a liquid crystal material provided between the first surfaces of the first and second substrates, and steps of forming a controlling film for controlling an alignment of liquid crystal molecules to adhere to the first surface of the first substrate; peeling the controlling film off of the first substrate; positioning the first and the second substrates with the respective first surfaces confronting each other; and providing liquid crystal material between the first and second substrates.