Dark Christmas Carols: FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) vs. Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

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Elysia and Luke discuss the darker interpretations of A Christmas Carol in two adaptations from different eras.

Elysia and Luke's A Christmas Carol discussion takes a darker turn in this lore-down between the Guy Pearce-starring, BBC co-produced 2019 version – which adds some grimer touches to Scrooge's tale – and the 1964 Twilight Zone -like variation created to advertise the importance of the UN at a time when the US and world in general were on the brink of one war and fully entering another. They'll give you all the history, psychology, and sociology you need to get more out of these two tales of existential dread. Note: Apologies for the mic issues in this episode, but we hope you enjoy the history and psychology deep dives! Films discussed this episode: FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) Carol for Another Christmas (1964) The promised links: Explore "hopepunk" with Elysia and Nevermind the Music Luke's book: The Powell Doctrine and US Foreign Policy (Military Strategy and Operational Art) ( Amazon ) Abigail Thorn reads A Christmas Carol for charity This year's Christmas Carol classics ( already released ) : Scrooge (1913) , Scrooge (1935) , The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) , The Stingiest Man in Town (1975) , Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) This season's final episode: More Christmas…

People in this episode

Hosts: Elysia, Luke

Topics covered

• A Christmas Carol
• film analysis
• historical context
• psychology
• sociology
• existential dread

Keywords

• A Christmas Carol
• FX's A Christmas Carol
• Carol for Another Christmas
• Guy Pearce
• Twilight Zone
• UN
• existential dread
• history
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: FX's A Christmas Carol (2019), Carol for Another Christmas (1964), A Christmas Carol, The Powell Doctrine and US Foreign Policy (Military Strategy and Operational Art), Scrooge (1913), Scrooge (1935), The Stingiest Man in Town (1956), The Stingiest Man in Town (1975), Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009), Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)

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