The Olden Days Coat

I watched this because a friend of mine (thanks you) said watch it! I just got it today and I was shocked that I connected with this film on so many levels.

The holidays have been very hard over the past few years for various reasons. When I was a child my Grandmother however always made sure we had a great Christmas when we came to visit her. This little film just reminded me of not only her but her home as well. Not the house featured in this film but the the many wonderful things she had in her home and had a story for each of them.

The story of this film is about a child while at her grandmother's house,l finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time.

Truly a classic by one of Canada's finest authors Ten-year-old Sal is disappointed when she and her parents spend Christmas at her grandmother's house, instead of at home, like they did before Grandpa died.

What is nice about this film is that not everything is spelled out to the viewer. It lets you in its world and lets your create the ending you want. The acting is very good. The film makers did a wonderful job. This film is usually comes in a DVD set with other films.

This film is worth seeking out. Running Time is 20 minutes. Its 20 minutes of magic.

This live action film has pretty much a one dimensional plot. And that is appropriate...this didn't have to be stretched out into a feature length film. The story idea is good, they develop the idea nicely and then pull off an unexpectedly effective "goose bumps" inducing, moving, emotional ending. A 10 year old girl (Megan Follows) is "forced" to spend "old fashioned" Christmas at her grandmother's house in the country, when she would rather be in the city celebrating a "modern Christmas" with her young friends. While staying at her grandmothers She finds a coat that whisks her back to a Christmas past and she returns to the present with a new understanding and respect for her grandmothers view on christmas. Take one part "Back to the Future" add two parts of Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales" and then streamline the storyline to fit into a 1/2 hour format and you have The Olden Days Coat. An excellent film to put on your family's Christmas schedule...but remember it is only 1/2 hour long!

This is one of those films that you might have watched in school. It starts off a little ?? but it grows on you fast.

While at her grandmother's house, a ten-year-old girl finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time.

There is a since of awe and wonder packed into a short amount of time. I also love the connection this film makes with the past and the present.

If you are a grandmother and have a grand daughter then watch this together. It will be an experience to treasure.

Although the person who wrote the previous comment seems to fixate on what he (or she) deems a one-dimensional plot (whatever that means), and the fact that it's length is only half-an-hour, I feel that this short film is that rare breed-a near perfect adaptation of its source material. The Olden Days Coat is a story about family and looking back. It's an old fashioned story told in an economical way with wonderful acting and beautiful writing. How anyone can possibly mention this gentle film in the same breath as Back to the Future is simply wrong. There is no comparison. If ever you have the opportunity, do yourself a favor and see this. It's a holiday story with a heart-something we could use more of these days.