Angela's Christmas
| Angela's Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Damien O'Connor |
| Produced by | Ellen McCourt |
| Written by | Will Collins Damien O'Connor[1] |
| Starring | Malachy McCourt Ruth Negga |
Production company | Brown Bag Films 9 Story |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Ireland, Canada |
| Language | English |
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Angela's Christmas is a 2017 Irish-Canadian animation film directed by Damien O'Connor, written by Will Collins and Damien O'Connor and starring the Oscar-nominated Ruth Negga in the role of Angela’s mother, and Lucy O'Connell as Angela. The plot is based on the children's story from Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish author Frank McCourt, and is set in Limerick, Ireland in the 1910s. The story revolves around Angela's (Lucy O'Connell) desire to make sure everyone is having a great Christmas.[2][3][4][5] The film's cast and production team received a number of nominations at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards and 2018 Emile Awards.[6][7][8][9]
Production
Angela's Christmas was executive produced by Frank McCourt's widow Ellen McCourt.[7] This was Frank McCourt's only children's story, from a story his mother Angela told him and his brother Malachy McCourt, as a child.[9] Malachy McCourt provides the narration.[3] Dolores O'Riordan contributed to the soundtrack.[10]
Main cast
- Malachy McCourt as Narrator[7]
- Ruth Negga as Mother[6]
- Vivian Drew as Tom
- Anya O'Connor as Aggie
- Brendan Mullins as Pat
- Lucy O'Connell as Angela[7]
- Brian Gleeson as Guard[11]
- Pat Kinevane as Father Creagh / Mr. King[11]
- Don Wycherley as Accordion Player
Release
It was released on 30 November 2018 on Netflix streaming.[12]
References
- ↑ "'Octonauts' Studio Making Adaptation of Frank McCourt Kids Story". variety.com. Variety. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "Stream It or Skip It: 'Angela's Christmas' on Netflix, Frank McCourt's Ode to Christmas in Ireland". Decider. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Frank McCourt's Angela's Christmas is Now on Netflix". hotpress.com. Hot Press. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "Behind-the-Scenes with Angela's Christmas Director Damien O'Connor". brownbagfilms.com. Brown Bag Films. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "A Charming, Well Written Animated Short". The Review Geek. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ruth Negga nominated for Daytime Emmy award". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Brown Bag Films' Angela's Christmas Nominated for Three Daytime Emmy Awards". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "Catherine Fulvio and Irish animation Angela's Christmas among Daytime Emmy Awards nominees 2019". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Breadwinner and Angela's Christmas Lead Irish Nominations at 2018 Emile Awards". screenireland.ie. Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "Song by Dolores O'Riordan featured in Netflix's 'Angela's Christmas'". irishcentral.com. Irish Studio LLC. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Angela's Christmas". screenireland.ie. Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ Angela's Christmas. Netflix.
External links
- Angela's Christmas on Netflix
- Angela's Christmas on IMDb Search this movie on
- Angela's Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes
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