This is in my list of perfect movies. I don't know how many times I've seen it. Call it 50 times. There have been many fine performances of the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Alistair Sim's is the best. Kathleen Harrison offers one to compare to his. So does Theresa Derrington.
It was also my entrance to Charles Dickens' writings. He and Michel de Montaigne taught me how to write well. Dickens wrote about interesting people. He wrote about real problems. He wrote about things he knew. He wrote about absurdity and evil. His life was not an exemplar of how a man should behave. So what? He wrote of aspiration. He wrote of redemption. May we not aspire to be better people? May we not hope for redemption?
It was also my entrance to Charles Dickens' writings. He and Michel de Montaigne taught me how to write well. Dickens wrote about interesting people. He wrote about real problems. He wrote about things he knew. He wrote about absurdity and evil. His life was not an exemplar of how a man should behave. So what? He wrote of aspiration. He wrote of redemption. May we not aspire to be better people? May we not hope for redemption?