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The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

2017 104 min Nov 22, 2017

Storyline

In 1843, Dickens was a literary rock star, but struggling financially after the slow sales of his previous novel, Martin Chuzzlewit. Seized with the vision of a story that would fire the hearts of humanity, Dickens pitched his publishers A Christmas Carol, but they passed. Desperate, Dickens declared he would publish it himself. Slipping into the world of his novel, he spent the next six weeks laughing and arguing with his characters, acting out scenes like a madman on the streets of London for hours on end. With a powerful performance from Dan Stevens, THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is a film for all ages about the most iconic Christmas story ever written and the genius behind it. The film also stars Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music) as Ebenezer Scrooge and Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones) as John Dickens.

Release DateNovember 22, 2017
Runtime104 minutes
Ratings
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
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80
Gary Goldstein
The Man Who Invented Christmas is a jaunty, amusing patchwork of truths, half-truths and pure fiction that cleverly combine to recount the story of the whirlwind creation of Charles Dickens' famed novella "A Christmas Carol."
75
Moira Macdonald
It’s a pleasant Christmas-season offering; both mild (read: family-friendly) and sweet.
70
Frank Scheck
There are many pleasures along the way, including the effective evocation of Victorian-era London.
70
Peter Debruge
In addition to being a rather fine addition to the Christmas-movie canon, the film marks a useful teaching tool — a better option for classroom screenings than any of the previous “Carol” adaptations, once students have finished reading the novella.
60
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
The movie — based on Les Standiford’s novel — is pleasantly simpleminded, often assembled from parts of other movies.

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