all I want for Christmas: curated cinema holiday countdown #15
open the virtual door to find the perfect holiday film to fulfill a heartfelt desire
An Advent calendar of holiday movies to fulfill heartfelt desires.
All I want for Christmas is… to find comfort in the knowledge that people have been complaining about how we celebrate at this time of year for almost two centuries.
And the film for that is… 2017’s The Man Who Invented Christmas:
See also my curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar from 2021.
US: stream on Kanopy and Prime; rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
UK: rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
See The Man Who Invented Christmas at Letterboxd for more viewing options, including in all other global regions.
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