The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017 Bharat Nalluri)

Les Standiford's non-fiction book provides the source material but Susan Coyne has worked it in to a most engaging diversion, which imagines how characters Dickens meets might have provided the inspiration for his tale, as well as plunging back into his own unhappy childhood. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Dan Stevens. Morfydd Clark (his wife), Justin Edwards (his ?agent / friend), Anna Murphy (maid), Christopher Plummer, Ian McNeice, Miles Jupp, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow.

Shot by Ben Smithard (& operated), music by Mychael Danna, production design Paki Smith. It was shot in Ireland.

A First 1843 Edition, signed by Dickens, is on Abebooks at $35,000.