Every year I used to read the novel "A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (1843)" by Charles Dickens.
There are countless film adaptations, and this is one of my favourite.
"What day is it?" (George C. Scott - A Christmas Carol - 1984)
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Contestado por rudely_murray
el 25 de diciembre de 2018 a las 17:04
My favourite is the Alastair Sim film, but this one is a strong second place.
I love the novel, too.
Contestado por strntz
el 29 de diciembre de 2018 a las 07:42
I grew up watching Alastair Sim et al on WPIX in the 70s and the other versions as they'd appear because it's such a great story. I never thought I'd love another version as much as the Alastair Sim production, but the 1984 Scott version is right up there. I wish they could do a meld with Sim playing (in his prime) in the 1984 version instead of Scott.
Contestado por bratface
el 29 de diciembre de 2018 a las 20:08
I am a purist when it comes to 'A Christmas Carol'. No puppets/muppets, no singing (other than carols), no cartoons. These are my favorites:
A Christmas Carol 1938
Scrooge 1951
A Christmas Carol 1999
Contestado por genplant29
el 31 de diciembre de 2018 a las 13:03
George C. Scott's version is my fave, after Reginald Owen's 1938 version. I mainly consider '38 my fave as it's the version that - no doubt mainly due to short run time of just 69 mins. - aired especially a lot on t.v. throughout my childhood and teens years, therefore was seen and enjoyed numerous times and wound up feeling like "the main" one. I've never at all cared for its OTT Tiny Tim (portrayed by Terry Kilburn) though.
Contestado por bratface
el 31 de diciembre de 2018 a las 13:43
I agree about that too & every version I have ever seen. I just want to 'strangle' Tim. The character is beyond annoying.
Contestado por genplant29
el 31 de diciembre de 2018 a las 14:05
Ditto the girl who gratingly portrays Scrooge's little sister in the '38 version. She takes OTT to a whole other level.
Contestado por strntz
el 31 de diciembre de 2018 a las 16:21
A lot of early movie acting was based on stage acting, which most definitely required OTT expressions in order to be seen by audience members. Some directors early on were able to capture subtle nuances in closeups, but a lot didn't.
I strongly suspect the young Kilburn's performance was a direct result of the director's, well, direction.
Contestado por bratface
el 31 de diciembre de 2018 a las 17:38
Probably. But as I said every child that has played the part (of the ones I've seen) has turned Tim into an annoying/saccharine pain in the tush.
Contestado por rudely_murray
el 31 de diciembre de 2018 a las 22:47
I don't disagree, but to be fair - as written by Dickens - I doubt it would be possible to make a Tiny Tin less than cloying while remaining true to the story. He's written that way.
Contestado por bratface
el 1 de enero de 2019 a las 01:01
I had to go & reread the story. I went to 'Project Gutenberg' & read it again & except for what he said to his father in church (see below), he wasn't that bad.
"He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see."
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm#link10