Comedy/Drama ‧ PG ‧ 1h 44m ‧ 2017
December’s free Classic Movie Night features the new favorite Christmas classic, “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” Come celebrate the holiday season with us and enjoy this engaging story of Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) as he labors to write his classic tale, “A Christmas Story.”
In 1843, four years after the success of Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is suffering financial hardship from the failure of his last three books. Rejected by his publishers, Dickens decides to write a Christmas story and self-publish it in less than two months in order to be published by Christmas. With a looming deadline, Dickens struggles for inspiration against his frustrations and his characters' opinions in a literary challenge creating a classic tale that would define the essential soul of modern Christmas. As he works through his writer’s block, Dickens sees his characters in the room with him and talks to them to develop their personalities. This is best done with his conversations with Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), a character he created as an amalgamation of London's snobby elite, who helps him learn about himself as he writes. The story also dives into Dickens early life, especially his relationship with his father (Jonathan Pryce), which helps the viewer understand what drove and inspired Dickens.
The Odeon’s Classic Movie Night is the third Wednesday of each month. Admission is always free but we appreciate your donations, which enable us to continue offering these special movie presentations.
If you’re interested in sponsoring your favorite Classic Movie* by underwriting the licensing fee (typically $50 to $250 depending on the film) in part or whole, please email us at notify@theodeontheater.com.
* Movies must appear on the AFI’s “100 Greatest Movies of All Time” list.