Charles Dickens: Der Mann, der Weihnachten erfand

Originaltitel: The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017
6
1 Std. 44 Min.

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7,0/10

20.641

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Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sumpter, Dan Stevens, Justin Edwards, Anna Murphy, and Pearse Kearney in Charles Dickens: Der Mann, der Weihnachten erfand (2017)

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

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Ein Film über die Reise, die zu Charles Dickens' Werk "Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte" führte, einer zeitlosen Erzählung, die Weihnachten neu definiert.Ein Film über die Reise, die zu Charles Dickens' Werk "Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte" führte, einer zeitlosen Erzählung, die Weihnachten neu definiert.Ein Film über die Reise, die zu Charles Dickens' Werk "Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte" führte, einer zeitlosen Erzählung, die Weihnachten neu definiert.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

20.641

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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- 2 Gewinne & 8 Nominierungen insgesamt

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An unexpected mix of biopic and fairytale

It actually took me a while to put this movie into a box. Is it a biography about Charles Dickens, or another version of the classic story being told? It's both.

It's actually like you watch a theater play that includes special effects you all have to imagine yourself during a play. You can clearly see the theatrical approach that the director wanted to take here. Christopher Plummer is an excellent Scrooge, the perfect fit! Even though this film throws in a good bit of comedy into the pot, it doesn't harm the story at all. If anything, it brings a little bit of freshness to the old classic of "A Christmas Carol".

I wouldn't describe it as a Christmas movie, or something that the whole family can enjoy for Christmas, but it certainly is a (long needed) new and modern approach to this story and that is still fascinating me, that this story indeed, never gets old.

Wissenswertes
Charles Dickens' family did, indeed, keep a pet raven, which died unexpectedly while the family was away. Dickens told this story to another author - Edgar Allan Poe - who was then inspired to write a poem about a raven.

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Despite their portrayal, Dickens and Thackeray were on very friendly terms in 1843. Their feud only started towards the end of the 1850s when Dickens became jealous of Thackeray being compared to him. Thackeray responded by publicly criticizing Dickens' decision to abandon his wife. In addition, Thackeray boasts about the money his latest book has earned. In reality, Thackeray was a struggling hack writer in 1843. He didn't achieve a major success until the publication of Vanity Fair in 1847. Dickens and Thackeray were reconciled shortly before the latter's death in 1863.