Saturday, December 23, 2017

The Night Before Christmas (1951)

The Night Before Christmas (1951) is another adaptation of the Nicolai Gogol story Christmas Eve.

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  1. My name is Erika.6:27 AM

    Wow, that is certainly a different version of the night before Christmas. It's so fascinating how different cultures have different holiday ideas. I guess in communist Russia you didn't even really have much of a Christmas, or maybe you did a truly secular holiday. That is worth a look up too. Anyhow, enjoyed this and thanks for something a little different. Happy holidays. hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:54 AM

      When I first heard about this I expected that poem about Santa, but it's not related at all lol I wasn't familiar with the Gogol story until I started looking for different types of Christmas stories.

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  2. Bleubeard and Elizabeth7:08 PM

    I agree with Erika. I was quite surprised by this version of The Night Before Christmas. Thanks for the link, because this was so different and unusual.

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:09 AM

      The problem with the way this title is translated into English is that we tend to expect that poem about Santa. It's not connected in any way except that both stories happen on Christmas Eve. Expectations like that can be a problem :(

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  3. Let's Art Journal4:34 AM

    I enjoyed reading about this film and it so nice to appreciate different types of Christmas stories! The Gogol story is very interesting 😁. Enjoy and Season's Greetings to you and yours! J 😊 x

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:11 AM

      The Gogol story is such a slapstick tale really lol I got a kick out of it :) Thanks! And blessings of the season to you and yours, too!

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  4. Rita11:59 AM

    Okay! This was a much, much better version that I could follow, no problem. Funny how they took sacks around for food kind of like halloween--LOL! Was worth the subtitles to see this version after the first one (that I still don't care for--LOL!).
    Merry Christmas!! :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry1:53 PM

      It's like the Christmas Carol adaptations in that they are alike in many ways but so very different in others. Merry Christmas!

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