The Dresser
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie is a serious drama set during wartime (The London Blitz) focused on theater dynamics. The only identified Christmas element is the 'Holiday Release,' which is completely external to the plot, setting, and themes. Therefore, it does not meet any substantive criteria for a Christmas movie."
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