Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the errors of his ways.

This moving story from filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst is considered by critics and audiences alike to be the definitive version of Charles Dickens’ classic novel “A Christmas Carol”.

Introduced by Charles Dickens and preceded by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)—an 8-minute Technicolor gem presented on 35mm!

35mm print from the Chicago Film Society collection at the University of Chicago Film Studies Center.

Movie Book Club: Mr. Dickens and His Carol

The Novel Neighbor and Hi-Pointe Theatre are teaming up for a festive edition of Movie Book Club!
Enjoy a screening of A Christmas Carol, then stay for a 30-minute book discussion on Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva.

Register here to reserve your spot for the book club — registration is not required to attend the film.

About the book

A beloved, irresistible novel that reimagines the story behind Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic

Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle of friends, Dickens has visions of the poor house. But when his publishers try to blackmail him into writing a Christmas book to save them all from financial ruin, he refuses. And a serious bout of writer’s block sets in.

Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace in his great palace of thinking, the city of London itself. On one of his long night walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets the mysterious Eleanor Lovejoy, who might be just the muse he needs. As Dickens’ deadlines close in, Eleanor propels him on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition, and love. The story he writes will change Christmas forever.

About the author

Samantha Silva is the author of the novels Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol, and a screenwriter who has sold projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. She lives in Boise, Idaho.