The Snowman (1982)

Directed by

Dianne Jackson

Genre

Christmas film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

26 min

Rated

G

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 353 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy builds a snowman that comes to life at night. They go on a magical flying journey together before dawn comes.

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What happens

The Snowman is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4. It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success. It was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 55th Academy Awards and won a BAFTA TV Award. The story is told through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake. It has no dialogue, with the exception of the central song, "Walking in the Air". The orchestral score was performed by the Sinfonia of London and the song was performed by Peter Auty, a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy. The film ranked at number 71 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals. It was voted number 4 in UKTV Gold's Greatest TV Christmas Moments. It came third in Channel 4's poll of 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in 2004. Its broadcast, usually on Christmas Eve on Channel 4, has become an annual festive event in the UK and Ireland. A sequel, The Snowman and the Snowdog, was released in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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