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The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Seth G. Antes
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This is Sight & Sound's first big film, they usually only do the big plays. For it being their first film it was a great production.
The film helps you better understand Longfellow's poetry and what was going on at the time for him to write it.
It had a great cast, I think not having a big name cast helped the film very well. Great costumes as well.
Usually films like this often "forget" the children exist - not so here and I am so glad they were present throughout the film.
I hope Sight & Sound continues to make more films! Can't wait to see what they do next!
Check out my Youtube channel (RaisedVintage) for more on this film and more!
The film helps you better understand Longfellow's poetry and what was going on at the time for him to write it.
It had a great cast, I think not having a big name cast helped the film very well. Great costumes as well.
Usually films like this often "forget" the children exist - not so here and I am so glad they were present throughout the film.
I hope Sight & Sound continues to make more films! Can't wait to see what they do next!
Check out my Youtube channel (RaisedVintage) for more on this film and more!
I knew the story of Longfellow's life and his writing of the poem before seeing the movie, so I was apprehensive about how honestly and accurately they would tell the story. Also as someone who studies material culture of the mid-nineteenth century, I was afraid that obvious inaccuracies would be permitted. Fortunately neither of my fears or apprehensions were realized. The movie honestly shows the doubts and depression Longfellow had. The sets and costumes were more authentic than most big budget Hollywood films. Details like hats and hairstyles as well as the set were all correct. In one scene we noticed a picture had been hung over a modern light switch to make the room authentically 19th century. Kudos for the accuracy and the emotional authenticity.
I think this movie was very touching and sweet!! A little long, but I also know they were very detailed in every shot! It is also very accurate based on the true story of Henry Longfellow! I think the cast is decent, it does have a little bit of Pureflix acting if you know what I mean, but most of the characters were decent overall! Please note that it starts off VERY slow so just prepare yourself! It starts to pick up around halfway and is a solid movie by the end!! Overall the Sight and Sound storyline was well written! Hope to see more of their movies in the future! (Definitely a Christmas movie!)
I was incredibly surprised at what a great movie this was! Knowing that this was based on fact makes it that much more amazing. Such a incredible story of sadness and faith. I was in tears from the beginning of the movie to the end of the movie. Was cast really well and sets were very authentic looking. I honestly didn't think this was going to be a movie that I would be that interested in, but the ratings were good so we decided to see it. We were not disappointed!! What a nice inspiration of faith to start the Christmas season. One of the most powerful movies I've seen this year. I hope this company continues to produce more of these.
10kyinzara
I had the pleasure of seeing this movie (which was sold out) on opening night at the big screen with some family. I felt the need to write a review because I was certainly drawn in and engaged the entire movie. Firstly, I had never heard of this particular movie production group so because I was that impressed by their work, I am writing this review. My hope is that people will side step the assumption that because it's low budget, or because the production team is not Hollywood grade, it's not worth seeing. Instead, my hope is they will consider heading to the theaters to give this production group a chance. The acting was amazing, the music was on point and added to the dramatic effect of the movie. The plot line was not rushed or crammed, and faith, religion was included but not overly extensive. I was most impressed with the music, coloring, the landscape and overall the performance of the actors. I loved that the movie centered around Christmas but approached with a different perspective, rather than just the general jolly happy nature that Christmas movies usually display. Be warned, you may feel a rush of emotion due to the sad nature of what inspired this movie to begin with. The fact the team did a fantastic job to even produce emotions in the audience is why it's worth being an addition to your Xmas movie list this year! Great job Sight and Sound I really look forward to more of your work in the near future.
Did you know
- TriviaA car from the Norfolk & Western rail line appears in the rail yard scene. The N&W didn't come into existence until 1881
- Quotes
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: If God gave me the voice of a poet, then why did he take my poetry from me?
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- Çanlar Çalıyor
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- Gross US & Canada
- $5,644,104
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,016,504
- Dec 4, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $5,679,267
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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