![]() ![]() He finds inspiration in the people around him, who become the characters in what will eventually become “A Christmas Carol.” Oh look, a boy on a crutch: why, that’s Tiny Tim! Three flops later he’s nearly out on his can, and with another child on the way, he needs to come up with something that hits. The film opens in 1843, when Dickens is the toast of London. ![]() ![]() Director Bharat Nalluri mixes fact and fantasy and has his Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) live out a version of the tale, but its telling lacks the magic and whimsy that make “A Christmas Carol” so timeless. “The Man Who Invented Christmas” is the story of Charles Dickens and how a crippling case of writer’s block and a pile of mounting debt led to the creation of “A Christmas Carol.”Īs a biopic, it’s standard issue stuff, and Dan Stevens gives a flat, risk-free performance as Dickens. ![]()
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