A Christmas Carol (2009)
On Christmas Eve 1843, in London, miserly business man Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to partake in the merriment of Christmas, declining his cheerful nephew Fred’s invitation to an annual Christmas dinner party and rejecting two gentlemen’s offer to donate money to charity. His employee Bob Cratchit asks Scrooge to give him a day off on Christmas Day to spend time with his family, to which Scrooge reluctantly agrees. Returning home that night, Scrooge encounters the ghost of Jacob Marley, his business partner who died seven years ago, bound in heavy chains. Marley warns Scrooge to change his wicked ways or be condemned to a worse fate. Before leaving, Marley informs Scrooge that he will be haunted by three spirits over three nights.
Scrooge is visited by the uncanny Ghost of Christmas Past, who takes him back in time and makes him relive his lonely childhood in a boarding school. The spirit then shows his beloved younger sister Fan, Fred’s future mother, and how he became an employee under Fezziwig, and became engaged to a woman named Belle. However, the Ghost shows Scrooge how Belle left him when he became obsessed with wealth. A devastated Scrooge extinguishes the spirit with his candle snuffer cap and is rocketed back to his house. Scrooge meets the jolly Ghost of Christmas Present, who shows him the joys of Christmas. Scrooge and the Ghost visit Bob’s house, learning that his family is content with their small dinner, and Scrooge starts to take pity on Bob’s ill son Tiny Tim, whom the Ghost comments will likely not survive until next Christmas.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Jim CarreyScrooge / Ghosts of Christmas  Gary OldmanBob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim  Colin FirthFred  Bob HoskinsFezziwig / Old Joe  Robin WrightFan / Belle  Cary ElwesPortly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Mad Fiddler  Fionnula FlanaganMrs. Jill Dilber |
On Christmas Eve 1843, in London, miserly business man Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to partake in the merriment of Christmas, declining his cheerful nephew Fred’s invitation to an annual Christmas dinner party and rejecting two gentlemen’s offer to donate money to charity. His employee Bob Cratchit asks Scrooge to give him a day off on Christmas Day to spend time with his family, to which Scrooge reluctantly agrees. Returning home that night, Scrooge encounters the ghost of Jacob Marley, his business partner who died seven years ago, bound in heavy chains. Marley warns Scrooge to change his wicked ways or be condemned to a worse fate. Before leaving, Marley informs Scrooge that he will be haunted by three spirits over three nights.
Scrooge is visited by the uncanny Ghost of Christmas Past, who takes him back in time and makes him relive his lonely childhood in a boarding school. The spirit then shows his beloved younger sister Fan, Fred’s future mother, and how he became an employee under Fezziwig, and became engaged to a woman named Belle. However, the Ghost shows Scrooge how Belle left him when he became obsessed with wealth. A devastated Scrooge extinguishes the spirit with his candle snuffer cap and is rocketed back to his house. Scrooge meets the jolly Ghost of Christmas Present, who shows him the joys of Christmas. Scrooge and the Ghost visit Bob’s house, learning that his family is content with their small dinner, and Scrooge starts to take pity on Bob’s ill son Tiny Tim, whom the Ghost comments will likely not survive until next Christmas.
