An Old Fashioned Christmas (TV Movie 2010)

An Old Fashioned Christmas: Directed by Don McBrearty. With Catherine Steadman, Jacqueline Bisset, Leon Ockenden, Marion O’Dwyer. The story of An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving continues. Isabella and Tilly pay a visit to Ireland, hoping Isabella’s long-ago suitor, the Earl of Shannon, can assist Tilly in getting her writing published.

“December 1870, and we pick up on the adventures of Mathilda u0026quot;Tillyu0026quot; Bassett and her rich grandmother Isabella, having toured some of Europeu0026#39;s cultural centers and are now arriving in Dublin for a month-long stay. Tillyu0026#39;s inner struggle is between being a society woman in-the-making and the Yankee farm girl that are her roots.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIsabellau0026#39;s mission is to expose Tilly to the world of letters; thatu0026#39;s why sheu0026#39;s bringing her to Dublin, to meet Irelandu0026#39;s poet laureate, the Earl of Shannon. But thereu0026#39;s a saying throughout Ireland: u0026quot;If you want to make God laugh, try making plans.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is very good. You should watch it but without distractions. It will be slow for someone that expects u0026quot;Vampires and Hobbitsu0026quot;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a gentle film that lets an audience take in the surroundings and environment. It also a film about the u0026quot;old country vs the new countryu0026quot;. It also makes you think at what u0026quot;really mattersu0026quot;. It questions what is most important. The questions include Whats Important 1) What people expect from you 2) what do you expect of yourself 3)Should you always follow your heart? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatch and enjoy”