Christmas Candle - The light of Christmas

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Movie
German title Christmas Candle - The light of Christmas
Original title The Christmas Candle
Country of production United States ,
United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2013
Rod
Director John Stephenson
script Eric Newman,
Max Lucado
cut Emma E. Hickox
occupation

Christmas Candle is a British-American Christmas film directed by John Stephenson.

The film was first released in the USA on November 25, 2013 and in Great Britain on December 13, 2013. In Germany, the film was released on DVD on November 26, 2015.

The film is based on Max Lucado's novel The Christmas Candle . The film was presented in the US by Rick Santorum's production film EchoLight Studios and in the UK Pinewood Pictures in the UK. It marks Susan Boyle's debut as a film actress.

The film was shot in Gloucestershire , Worcestershire and the Isle of Man . Filming locations were Stanway House and Tudor House in Broadway , Worcestershire and Wiltshire, Biddestone. The studio recordings were made in the Mountain View Media Village studios in Lezayre on the Isle of Man.

action

In the fictional village of Gladbury, an angel visits the candle maker every 25 years and leaves a Christmas candle. Who lights this experiences a miracle. The action takes place in 1890. 25 years ago, after a fire in the church, the pastor found a treasure that enabled him to rebuild the church and do good. The whole town believes in the candle except for the new pastor, Rev. David Richmond. The Haddingtons are the village's candle makers and make the candles for the church and the city. It is Advent and the pastor is preaching about various Advent motifs. Every Sunday he lights a candle. He tries to convince the city population to believe in God and not in candle miracles.

One night the Christmas angel appears and marks a special candle. Who lights this candle receives a miracle. Mrs. Haddington wants to keep the candle to herself so that her son can come back to Gladburg. The magic candle is misplaced. Bea, the candle maker, distributes candles to a boy who cannot speak, a woman who wants to find a husband, a blind man and 26 other people who all have a wish. The pastor wants people to pray to God and not look for hope in a candle.

Reverend Richmond is having the church re-equip new and modern lightbulbs at its own expense to show that people don't have to rely on candles. During a church service, he has the candles extinguished and turns on the electric light. The lightbulbs explode and a fire starts. In the panic that follows, a man dies. There are only a few parishioners in the service on Sunday.

The candle miracle is revealed in the Christmas mass. It shows that people have given themselves gifts. The pastor gives the candle to the pregnant Ruth. When her car breaks down, she lights the candle and is rescued. Since the son of the Haddingtons is the father, he returns to Gladbury.

theology

The Christmas Candle uses motifs from the Bible. The main character, the pastor quotes from the Gospels. Especially the motifs of the Advent season. The film represents a mixture of Protestant and Catholic theology.

reception

At Rotten Tomatoes , the film received 18 percent positive ratings.

One of the few positive votes was The Portsmouth News . He rated the film four stars and said: “Boyle's performance is adorable and her singing talent is impressive. The chemistry between Matheson and Barks goes well with the film without hiding the central idea of ​​the film. "

The film was shown in 390 cinemas in the second week instead of five before.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kemp Stuart: Susan Boyle to Make Feature Film Debut . In: The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ Susan Boyle's FIFTH studio album in four years, 'Home for Christmas' . In: susanboylemusic.com . Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ 'The Christmas Candle' Celebrates Advent. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Steve Rives: The Christmas Candle Movie, by Max Lucado: A Review . In: Jesus: Theology: Archaeolgy: Bible . Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ Christmas Candle - The light of Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes (English)Template: Rotten Tomatoes / Maintenance / "imported from" is missing
  6. ↑ Joe Neumaier: 'The Christmas Candle,' 'Narco Cultura,' 'Everyday,' 'Cold Turkey': movie reviews . New York Daily News. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ a b Andrew Pulver: Rick Santorum's Christmas movie proves flop . Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ The Christmas Candle . In: The Portsmouth News . Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ Tsai Martin: Review: 'Christmas Candle' beams with holiday spirit . In: LA Times . Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ The Christmas Candle . In: The Dove Foundation . Retrieved December 13, 2013.

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