Underplayed Gems

Father Christmas (1991)

Father Christmas poster
Directed by
Dave Unwin
Genre
children's film, Christmas film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
26 min
Rated
U
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated short follows a down-to-earth Father Christmas living in modern Britain. He tells viewers about a holiday he took before getting ready for Christmas.

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What happens

Father Christmas is a 1991 British animated short film which adapts two books written by Raymond Briggs – Father Christmas and Father Christmas Goes on Holiday. Produced by Blooming Productions Ltd. at TVC London for Channel 4 Television Company Ltd., in association with Palace Video and GAGA Communications, the film premiered on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 1991 in Britain, and was the second animated adaptation of Briggs' work made for the channel, following the 1982 animated short The Snowman. The film stars Mel Smith as Father Christmas and was dedicated to the late animator John McGuire. The story focuses on a stereotypical vision of Father Christmas with a down-to-earth twist, living in contemporary Britain with his pets and reindeer, coping with everyday domestic chores, who recounts to the viewers about a holiday he took before preparing for another Christmas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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