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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Dir: David Jones, 1999).
So numerous are the adaptations of Charles Dickens’ evergreen A Christmas Carol that it is difficult for any new retelling to bring anything original to the tale. This Hallmark produced made for TV movie features decent production values, some neat visual effects and a somewhat more sombre tone than expected but doesn’t really stand out from the Christmas Carol crowd.
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Oh fun fact! Joel Grey confirmed in the interview he did alongside eddie redmayne. that his emcee isn’t a nazi!!! He’s a horrible person but his emcee is supposed to be jewish. Imo he’s conforming too facism as a self defence mechanism, if i can just make this club right *maybe* they won’t come for me next. But they will. And i think deep down he knows they will.
okay i know the cabaret 1993 musical ending is wayy more impactful than the 1972 film ending AT FACE VALUE but the mirror is such a good nod to the 1966 musical set design
boris aronson ate w this. forcing the audience to see themselves in a horror story about human corruption... GENIUS.
and then the film, the emcee distorted by the mirror after falling for fascism, obviously the nazis reflected in it. and when u put it into context w that stage design u can connect it back to the audience. this was flawless
