Christmas Film – MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
15 December @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
George Seaton, USA, 1947, 96m, U
When their incumbent Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa is fired by New York superstore Macys and replaced by an old man who claims to be the one-and-only genuine article, confusion and incredulity ensue but sales soar! Child star Natalie Wood, in an early role as the precocious young girl who insists on knowing the truth about Santa, almost steals the show from Edward Gwenn as Kris Kringle, the nursing home resident who sardonically expects everyone to believe he’s the real Santa Claus, and who ends up in court as his claim is put on trial. If your belief in Santa vanished long ago (shame on you…), then this endearing, stylish and very witty film should go a long way towards restoring your lost faith. Don’t miss this perennial treat – a leading contender for the best-ever Christmas film!
‘It is light, it is charming, it is delightfully funny and completely captivating. It is all that, and something more’ – Kate Cameron, New York Daily News
‘The original (and best) version of the cockle-warming tale of a man who claims to be the real-life Santa Claus’ – Time Out
‘Decades after it was made, this fable, featuring Edmund Gwenn’s Oscar-winning role as Santa Claus, remains one of the most enchanting Christmas movies’ – Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Film starts 6:30pm (doors and bar at 5:30pm).
