Lost Christmas (2011)

Director:

John Hay

Writers:

John Hay (written by) &
David Logan (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Orphaned the previous Christmas young Goose looks after his dementing grandma,selling stolen goods to...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas

Cast

Eddie Izzard	...	Anthony
Jason Flemyng	...	Frank
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Dr. Clarence
Sorcha Cusack	...	Nan
Steven Mackintosh	...	Henry
Christine Bottomley	...	Helen
Larry Mills	...	Goose / Richard
Connie Hyde	...	Linda
Brett Fancy	...	Paul
Adlyn Ross	...	Lal
Chloe Newsome	...	Alice
Jason Watkins	...	Noel Noble
Jessie Clayton	...	Jemma
Libbi Rubens	...	Milly
Helen Rutter	...	Young Mother
Danielle Henry	...	WPC
Robert Lonsdale	...	PC
James Varley	...	Tagga 1
Dwayne Scantlebury	...	Tagga 2
Scott Wesley	...	Young Guy
Stephen Aintree	...	Antiques Expert
Enid Dunn	...	White Haired Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul J. Dove	...	Harry the Landlord (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hay

Writing credits
John Hay		(written by) &
David Logan		(written by)

Produced by
Jeremy Bolt	....	executive producer: Lost Christmas Ltd
John Hay	....	executive producer: Lost Christmas Ltd
Eddie Izzard	....	executive producer
Elliot Jenkins	....	producer
David Logan	....	associate producer
Sue Nott	....	executive producer: BBC
Connal Orton	....	executive producer: Lost Christmas Ltd
Emily Russell	....	line producer
Artur Galstian	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Gareth West	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Vahan Yepremyan	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Debbie Wiseman

Cinematography by
Graham Frake		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matthew Tabern		(film editor)

Casting by
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Jason Carlin		(designer)

Art Direction by
Chris Kay

Costume Design by
Louise Page

Makeup Department
Gail Brownrigg	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Beewan Athwal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy Barker	....	second assistant director
Robyn Henderson	....	third assistant director
Steve Robinson	....	first assistant director
David Andrew Ward	....	second unit director

Art Department
Duncan Griffiths	....	property master
Kat Hale	....	art department assistant
Rosie Jones	....	standby art director
Andrew Laybats	....	hod painter
Duncan Wheeler	....	production buyer
Tony Boffey	....	props: dailies (uncredited)

Sound Department
Simon Epstein	....	supervising foley editor
Marc Hope	....	foley editor
Dan Johnson	....	dialogue editor
Dan Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist
Stefano Marchetti	....	adr mixer
Stuart McCutcheon	....	boom operator
John Mooney	....	production sound mixer
Jeremy Price	....	supervising sound editor
Stuart Read	....	foley mixer

Visual Effects by
Arno Beekman	....	compositor
Steven Bray	....	digital compositing lead
Marco de Goeij	....	matchmover
Marijn Eken	....	digital compositor
Marcus Hindborg	....	visual effects supervisor
Linus Hofmann	....	lead compositor
Joerg-Mark Kasassoglou	....	cg artist
Joerg-Mark Kasassoglou	....	roto artist
Alexander Lehnert	....	digital compositor
Daniel Mark Miller	....	compositor
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos	....	digital compositor
Zissis Papatzikis	....	visual effects
Massimo Pasquetti	....	compositor: Molinare
Imran Sajid	....	visual effects artist
Erik van der Tier	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Villing Chong	....	dit tech
Heather Crompton	....	clapper loader
Tom Gates	....	gaffer
Paul Hatchman	....	key grip
Shirley Schumacher	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Daniel Edwards	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Samantha Green	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Ed Coltman	....	assistant editor
Michelle Cort	....	digital intermediate technician
Tim Drewett	....	digital intermediate technician
Guy Ducker	....	additional editor
Justin Eely	....	on-line editor
Katelin Westwood	....	data transfer

Music Department
Steve Price	....	music engineer/mixer

Transportation Department
Ian Yea	....	facilities department

Other crew
Joanne Bendon	....	production accountant
Mel Churcher	....	dialogue coach: Larry Mills
Dan Connolly	....	location manager
Rachel Eggleston	....	production secretary
Mandy Mason	....	script supervisor
Samantha Milnes	....	production coordinator
Emma Smith	....	unit manager
Mandy Miller	....	post production paperwork (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Impact Pictures (executive production)
• Ketchup Entertainment

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2011) (UK) (TV)
• Pinema (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Audio Network  additional music
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Molinare Studio  post-production

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (HD)

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company:

Impact Pictures

What about the Ghost of Christmas Lost?

There are numerous Christmas classics that we all know and love. And this year one has been added to the list. Lost Christmas is a poignant story that will touch the hearts of many. We are all familiar with A Christmas Carol, where we meet with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future. But what if we've forgotten one on this list? What about the Ghost of Christmas Lost?

We start the story of a young boy who goes by the nickname of Goose who receives a puppy as a Christmas present. As he is so keen to go for a walk with his dad and the dog, but his dad cannot join him and so a chain of events is set in motion. This child's simple wish of wanting his dad home rather than going to work will alter the course of many lives.

One night, Frank, Goose's uncle, meets Anthony a man he sees lying in the street, who seems to be babbling nonsense and vanishes as fast as he appears. Anthony seems to have no recollection of who he is, where he came from nor where he's supposed to go but he seems to know things. Find things that are lost and make lives whole again.

The performance of the cast was brilliant and intense. I fell in love with Anthony's innocence, inherent sweetness, fearlessness and brutal honesty. Eddie Izzard's performance is flawless and stellar. The way Eddie brought Anthony to life is done in such a manner that I will remember Anthony for each Christmas to come in my life. He might be the Ghost of Christmas Lost but I'll see him as an Angel too. I have seen almost all of Eddie's work and I must say this performance has to be one of his best.

In casting Larry Mills as Goose, we see a rare performance of a child that brings so much life to a character that he becomes real. I foresee a long career for this young man, that will take him many places. I can't wait to see what he will do next.

John Hay did a marvelous job into bringing the story to life, he has a great vision on how to bring raw emotions to the screen, so much so that you're not simply following a story on a screen but you're right there with them joining them on this incredible adventure. A rare and precious gift to have. The lingering camera shots all over the city bring you to a different world, indeed the world of an urban fairytale.

And in praise of the writers of the story, I love the fact that the story seems to work on so many levels so that both children and adults will appreciate the story. When children grow older and see the film again I am sure they will be amazed at realizing more and more of the underlying story they might have overlooked when younger.

All in all a wonderful, touching, loving Christmas story that will linger with you a long time after the film is done.