(DVD Man)
This marvelous production stars Dan Stevens (of Downton Abbey fame) as a young Charles Dickens who appears to have writer’s block as he strives to come up with another success following the failure of three lackluster novels in the wake of his successful tour of America. Also starring Christopher Plummer as Ebenezer Scrooge, the story unfolds as Dickens is surrounded by the characters he is creating, all giving unwanted advice to the author as he tries to write his classic story, “A Christmas Carol.” Only by confronting his own past and character flaws is Dickens able to complete this incredible story of love and redemption. Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was an immediate success and remains one of his best-known and best-loved works to this day. The movie brings together an incredible cast of British actors, including Simon Callow, Donald Sumpter, Ian McNeice, Miriam Margoyles and Jonathan Pryce. I highly recommend this excellent film.
(If you enjoy this, you may also
wish to try A Christmas Carol (both DVD and book formats).)
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Recommended
by Kim J.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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