The Snowman

Téléfilm
1982
G
26m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,2/10

18 k

MA NOTE

POPULARITÉ

1 118

220

Liretrailer0 min 35 s

1 vidéo

18 photos

Holiday Animation Holiday Family Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Holiday Music

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.

Directors
- Jimmy T. Murakami
- Dianne Jackson
Writer
- Raymond Briggs
Stars

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,2/10

18 k

MA NOTE

POPULARITÉ

1 118

220

Directors
- Jimmy T. Murakami
- Dianne Jackson
Writer
- Raymond Briggs
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 2 victoires et 2 nominations au total

Older James
(uncredited)
…

Mel Smith

Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
Aled Jones, the singer of single "Walking in the Air" that was released in 1985, three years after the film, is much more widely known than Peter Auty who sang the same song in the film. Many people mistakenly believe that Aled Jones also sang the song in the film. Jones sang the chart release because the song had been re-recorded for an advertisement for an English toy store's Christmas campaign (which also featured new animation).

Gaffes
When James and the Snowman are flying to the North Pole, they fly over some penguins which are not found in that region.

Citations
James: [singing] We're walking in the air/We're floating in the moonlit sky/The people far below are sleeping as we fly/I'm holding very tight/I'm riding in the midnight blue/I'm finding I can fly so high above with you/All across the world/The villages go by like dreams/The rivers and the hills/The forests and the streams/Children gaze open-mouthed taken by surprise/Nobody down below believes their eyes/We're surfing in the air/We're swimming in the frozen sky/We're drifting over icy mountains floating by/Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep/Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep/We're walking in the air/We're dancing in the midnight sky/And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly.

Autres versions
The 1982 British VHS release added an introduction by David Bowie . This was included as an additional extra on the UK Special Edition DVD though the film itself featured the Father Christmas introduction, voiced by Mel Smith .

Connexions
Featured in The Wind and the Bomb (1986)

Bandes originales
Walking in the Air
(uncredited)
Written by Howard Blake
Performed by Peter Auty and Sinfonia of London

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9/10

superb festive cartoon

Shown every year on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day on UK Channel 4 since the channel launched in 1982, this charming and touching Raymond Briggs cartoon is the perfect accompaniment to turkey, wine, and Christmas pud.

A cute little boy runs out to play in the snow in his back garden (this is an England where everyone has lots of land and detached houses) where he puts together a life-size snowman, complete with hat, fruit for his nose, and pieces of coal for his eyes. Come the night when he is in bed, he feels the urge to run down and see the snowman just to be sure he's real. But the Christmas magic means the snowman is alive and ready for fun.

Several scenes are full of humour - the snowman being shown around the house, including his perfect environment (a chest freezer), the race around the garden on a motorbike, and Father Christmas's party. The real icing on the cake comes with the flight through the cold night sky to the accompaniment of Peter Auty singing 'Walking in the Air'.

With beautiful, flickering animation, memorable cartoon characters, and a bit of true Christmas spirit, 'The Snowman' is as close to a perfect half-hour as you can get. Other animations from the work of Briggs haven't come quite as close - this one is special. Long may it continue to be shown and celebrated, and find a place in the heart of new generations.