Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint He hates everyone especially children But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him scare him into mending his ways & he finds as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim & their family that geniality brings its own reward This finest of all Christmas stories is beautifully illustrated with Arthur Rackham&s superb line drawings ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In just one night he&s seen his past his present & his futureand they&ve all come back to haunt him It&s Christmas Eve 1843 & Ebenezer Scrooge (Patrick Stewart) has just buried his long-time friend & business partner Jacob Marley Understandably Scrooge is in a melancholy mood as he returns to work Seven years later Scrooge&s bad mood has become a perpetual state of mind His loyal but meek clerk Bob Cratchit (Richard E Grant) is the constant target of Scrooge&s cruelty & bitterness Scrooge& s nephew Fred Bowley spreads Christmas cheer but all his uncle can say is & Bah! Humbug!& Scrooge finds himself alone in his office on Christmas Eve He hears the rattling of chains & sees before him the ghost of Jacob Marley Marley warns Scrooge that the suffering he causes others he will have to repay
- even in death & warns him that there&s only one chance to escape that fate He also informs Scrooge that three spirits will visit him & he is to obey them in order to redeem himself Actors Patrick Stewart Richard E Grant Dominic West Liz Smith Directors David Hugh Jones Format Dolby PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Fans of Robert Zemeckis&s brilliant special effects & of Jim Carrey&s transformative acting abilities will be swept away by their collaboration in the stunning A Christmas Carol Perhaps more surprising is that Charles Dickens purists will also be impressed & captivated by this version of the oft-told tale--which is dark complex & in its way uncompromising Which is all to say that this Christmas Carol is an instant holiday classic easily taking its place alongside the Alistair Sim version the Patrick Stewart version & even the Mr Magoo version of the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge & his ultimate holiday redemption Carrey is dazzling as not only Scrooge the most miserable & miserly man in 19th-century England but as the Ghosts of Christmases Past Present & Future As with The Polar Express Zemeckis animates the film over the actors& physical performances onscreen but here the emotion is intact--even heightened by the brilliant effects Joining Carrey in the cast are terrific players including Gary Oldman (Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim & the ghost of Marley) Cary Elwes Bob Hoskins & Robin Wright Penn But the heart of the film is Carrey whose dramatic acting has shone in films like The Truman Show & Lemony Snicket&s A Series of Unfortunate Events The emotional connection Carrey makes with his characters is what brings Dickens&s classic alive--and what connects the viewer with the true spirit of the holidays ...

This is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! 'I will honour Christmas in my heart & try to keep it all the year I will live in the Past the Present & the Future' Classical Comics' first Dickens title is probably his best-loved story Scrooge gets a rude awakening to how his life is & how it should be Full of Christmas Spirit (s) this is a book that you'll want to read all year round! ...

This is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! 'I will honour Christmas in my heart & try to keep it all the year I will live in the Past the Present & the Future' Classical Comics' first Dickens title is probably his best-loved story Scrooge gets a rude awakening to how his life is & how it should be Full of Christmas Spirit (s) this is a book that you'll want to read all year round! ...

Part of Penguin&s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design After reading Christmas Carol the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was "seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality" & threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties The impact of the story may not always have been so dramatic but along with Dickens other Christmas writings it has had a lasting & significant influence upon our ideas about the Christmas spirit & about the season as a time for celebration charity & memory ...

A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Writings collects stories of matchless charm & enduring popularity that enchanted listeners at Charles Dickens&s public readings This Penguin Classics is edited with an introduction & notes by Michael Slater Since it was first published in 1843 A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas Dickens&s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past present & future has been adapted into countless film & stage versions since it was first published Dickens&s other Christmas writings collected here include & The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton& the short story from The Pickwick Papers on which A Christmas Carol was based; The Haunted Man a tale of a man tormented by painful memories; along with shorter pieces some drawn from the & Christmas Stories& that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals In all of them Dickens celebrates the season as one of geniality charity & remembrance This new selection contains an introduction by distinguished Dickens scholar Michael Slater discussing how the author has shaped ideas about the Christmas spirit original illustrations by & Phiz& & John Leech an appendix on Dickens&s use of The Arabian Nights a further reading list & explanatory notes Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012 His most famous books including Oliver Twist Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield & The Pickwick Papers have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions If you enjoyed A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Writings you might like Dickens&s The Pickwick Papers also available in Penguin Classics ...

Two Christmas classics in a gorgeous graphic novel retelling! You may know the Ghosts of Christmas Past Present & Future from Charles Dickens& beloved tale A Christmas Carol but did you know this is not Dickens& only ghost story? This edition of Classics Illustrated Deluxe presents A Christmas Carol together with another one of Dickens& treasures Mugby Junction which also features elements of the supernatural & a protagonist to whom his future is revealed Estelle Meyrand&s Expressionist artwork brings a rich palette & dynamism to these two classic Christmas tales by one of the world&s greatest authors About the Author Rodolphe is the nom de plume for Rodolphe D Jacquette a French comics writer better known for his work in multiple genres His work has appeared in the French magazines Pilote A Suivre & Metal Hurlant & multiple comics series including Outsiders Le Vicomte & Cliff Burton Estelle Meyrand has illustrated many children&s books in France for leading publisher Editions Nathan Her work

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Robert Zemeckis&s animated retelling of the popular children&s classic based on the novel by Charles Dickens featuring the voice talent of Jim Carrey in the multiple roles of Ebenezer Scrooge & the three ghosts which haunt him Old miser Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past present & future who aim to rid him of his contempt of friendship love & all things Christmas In order to do so the ghosts take him on a journey through time opening his eyes to the truths he is yet to face & the consequences should he refuse to do so But in the end it is up to old Scrooge himself to realise the emptiness of his existence & open up his heart before it is too late The film also features the voices of Gary Oldman Colin Firth Robin Wright Penn & Bob Hoskins ...