Come partake of the feelgood show of the year: your favourite season tunes given a rogue gypsy jazz and swing treatment by Van Django and guest vocalist LJ Mounteney, followed by a screening of beloved Xmas classic, The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Van Django’s music is punchy, driving and rhythmically inventive, combining a wealth of musical influences while maintaining strong roots in the gypsy jazz made famous by Django Reinhardt and the 1930’s Quintet of the Hot Club of France.
All-ages show
About the Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol (86 min)
Brian Henson directs his late father’s creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time. Michael Caine plays the old miser Scrooge with Kermit as his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Cratchit’s wife, and a host of Muppets (including the Great Gonzo as an unlikely Charles Dickens) popping up across the tale.
Van Django & LJ Mounteney
Dec 13
2:00 pm
VIFF Centre, VIFF Cinema
Open to youth
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Film Credits
Screenwriter
Jerry Juhl
Cinematography
John Fenner
Original Music
Miles Goodman
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