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The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017 · 105 min

A cozy, gently witty look at creative struggle, blending Victorian charm with heartfelt family drama and a touch of festive magic.

Directed by: Bharat Nalluri
Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
Starring: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce

Tagline: How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition.
Overview: In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.

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Directed by: Bharat Nalluri
Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
Starring: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
redemption
grief
class
ambition
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, history, comedy, family
Directed by: Bharat Nalluri
Written by: Susan Coyne
Starring: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Edwards, Morfydd Clark, Donald Sumpter, Miles Jupp, Simon Callow
Music: Mychael Danna
Cinematography: Ben Smithard
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Ireland, Canada
Languages: English, Italian

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