The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 Christmas biographical comedy drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens as he conceives and writes A Christmas Carol.

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Summary The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 Christmas biographical comedy drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens as he conceives and writes A Christmas Carol. The film was released by Bleecker Street in the U.S. on 22 November 2017, and by Thunderbird Releasing in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2017. It received generally positive reviews from critics. In an interview, Stevens said he was not concerned about the film’s historical accuracy. He also expressed an interest in Miriam Margolyes’ theory that Dickens was bipolar, saying: “There were moments when he was bleak and depressive and depressive.

But I think there were also moments when there were great fun to be had around him.’’ The film ends with the Dickens family celebrating the holidays, while a title text explains the overnight success of AChristmas Carol and its lasting impact on the Christmas holiday. In addition to filming at Ardmore studios in Wicklow in Ireland, location filming was completed in and around Dublin as well as in Wickow; the latter was transformed into 1840’s Victorian England according to one source.