A Christmas Carol
by Clive Donner
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Actor: Anthony Walters, David Warner, Frank Finlay, George C. Scott, Susannah YorkDirector: Clive Donner
Brand: Fox Home Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Color; DVD; NTSC
DVD Reviews of A Christmas Carol
DVD Review: Dramatically superb and second to none
Summary: 5 Stars
Every year I watch the 20 or so movies I associate with Christmas. Though not all are actually about the holiday or its origin, they all have something to do with the feelings and meaning attached to it.
One of the most important stories about Christmas, and the one that is most often credited with shaping it for modern society is Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." There are several versions of it, all to a greater or lesser degree faithful to the original tale, and I enjoy many of them, each for what it has to offer.
This is one of my favorites, largely because it is an acting tour de force. Scott shines as Scrooge at each and every stage of his development. This rendition better than any other captures the reality of a human being so damaged by his experiences that he is utterly committed to avarice and so afraid of human involvement that he is already dead, inside if not outside. This is a real person with real problems, not a cartoon cut out. As with good narrative of any kind, the viewer is allowed to form his or her own opinions of the character of Srcooge, and like the character himself grow and change in outlook. We don't so much identify with him as change our understanding of him, until we come to feel compassion for his experiences as a child and young adult and for the personal losses he inflicted upon himself. In short we ourselves grow. If we see ourselves in him at all, it is in these self inflicted emotional wounds. Either we know ourselves to have been guilty of complicity in our own episodes of personal unhappiness, or we can say to ourselves, "There but for the grace of God might I also be."
Like the other cinematic versions of the story, this one also presents the usual costume and pageantry of the 19th century venue of the original story. The sense of "being there" in London and its environs and of taking part in the intimate settings of private homes, makes this film version far more real than others. Most of the others have a more staged character that partakes more of the theater experience than of a life experience. Here the color and attention to scenic detail, the intimacy of the camera angles and sound effects all go far to create a sense not only of time but of space. All of this evokes emotional responses that keep the viewer engaged throughout; not an entirely easy feat given the general familiarity of the story.
For fun examples of other remakes, I suggest: the 1951 black and white version with Alistair Sim A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color), the musical/animation version by the Muppet Theater The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, the musical version with Albert Finney Scrooge.
Wonderful.
Description of A Christmas Carol
Christmas elicits nothing more than "Bah, humbug!" from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. But a Christmas Eve visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family.Bestsellers in DVD
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