Miracles in San Francisco

Movie
German title	Miracles in San Francisco
Original title	A Christmas Without Snow
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1980
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	John Korty
script	John Korty Richard Beban Judith Anne Nielsen
production	Whitney Green John Korty
music	Ed Bogas
camera	Mike Fash
cut	Peter Parasheles Barbara Pokras
occupation
Michael Learned : Zoe Jensen John Houseman : Ephraim Adams Ramon Bieri : Henry Quist James Cromwell : Reverend Lohman Valerie Curtin : Muriel David Knell : Terry Calvin Levels : Wendell Ruth Nelson : Inez Beah Richards : Wendell's grandmother William Swetland : Hartley Ed Bogas : Seth Daisietta Kim : Maisie Kim Joy Carlin : Cora Newman Anne Lawder : Evangeline Burns Barbara Tarbuck : Carol Thorpe Roberta Callahan : Alice Lohman John Patton : Mr. Jefferson Gail MacGowan : alto soloist Will Connolly : bass soloist Jane Frasier-Smith : Mrs. Dienhart H. Leonard Richardson : Mr. Hitchrick Matthew Hautau : Robbie Sterling Lim : Arthur Kim Jay Krohnengold : Mr. Goodman Barbara Squier : Ms. Meyers Lou Picetti : Mr. Loop Will Marchetti : Dan Garner

Miracles in San Francisco (Original Title: A Christmas Without Snow ) is an American film directed by John Korty from 1980 with Michael Learned and John Houseman in the leading roles. The Christmas drama had its cinema premiere in the USA on December 9, 1980.

action

Divorced Zoe Jensen moves from Omaha to San Francisco to rebuild her life. She reluctantly left her little son with her parents because she wants to stand on her own two feet financially. Although she is a trained teacher, she is considering retraining as an office worker in order to get a job soon. In her spare time, she joins a local church choir led by retired music director Ephraim Adams. Adams is working on improving the quality of the choir so that it can perform Handel's Messiah at a Christmas concert. That pushes the choir members to their limits, because not all are trained opera singers. The spectrum ranges from students to simple, but quite talented parishioners. The amateurs do their best, after all, they only sacrifice their time for the love of music. This love extends far beyond the choir and is exemplified when the choir members team up to repair the broken organ pipes. After the choir director unexpectedly collapses and suffers a heart attack, the performance, which is supposed to take place in a week, is in great danger. After the choir members sit down and discuss for a long time, they find a solution and so the Messiah performance in the church is a great success. Choir director Adams can experience everything from his wheelchair and is enthusiastic. The choir has developed from a group of individualists into a real community and has become a "family".

background

The shooting took place in San Francisco .

criticism

"Occasionally all too sentimental Christmas story about Handel's ['] Messiah ' oratorio, created for television."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

• Wonders in San Francisco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Miracle in San Francisco at Moviepilot

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Miracle in San Francisco at Internet Movie Database , accessed January 9, 2018.
2. ↑ Miracles in San Francisco. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 9, 2018 .