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Last Christmas - Official Trailer
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Last Christmas is a British Christmas rom-com movie, directed by Paul Feig (notably his first Christmas feature since Unaccompanied Minors almost thirteen years earlier) and written by Emma Thompson, that was released in theaters on November 8, 2019. It was inspired by the song of the same name by George Michael. It was originally scheduled for release on November 15, 2019, but was pushed forward a week to compete with Roland Emmerich's WW2 drama Midway and Stephen King's Doctor Sleep. It was presented by Universal Pictures International, with Perfect World Pictures and Dentsu, and co-produced by Calamity Films and Feigco Entertainment, developed with the BFI and BBC Films.
Synopsis[]
In 1999 Yugoslavia, the Andrich family is having a Christmas service where little Katarina is singing in the choir. Her parents Petra and Ivan, plus Katarina's older sister Maria watch and admire her singing, while Marta is admiring one of the other choir girls.
We flash forward to 2017 London, where Katarina now goes by Kate. She has become distant from her family, but especially Petra and Marta. She hooks up with a guy at a bar and sleeps at his place. When she uses his shower in the morning, she is greeted by the man's wife, who kicks Kate out onto the street and leaving her to lament about why her life is bad.
Kate works at a Christmas shop as an elf, working for a woman who goes by "Santa", who sees potential in Kate but is annoyed at her constant screw-ups. While at work, Marta visits Kate and forces her to step outside and talk to their mom, even though Kate doesn't want to. Later on, Kate meets a man named Tom Webster. Kate finds him charming, if not a bit odd. Their moment is then ruined by a bird pooping on Kate's face.
Outside of work, Kate tries to crash with her friend Jenna and her husband Rufus, the latter not being too fond of Kate after she accidentally burned his model ship. Kate tries to make an audition for a theater production, but she arrives late and is forced to sing acapella, and the judges dismiss her.
At the shop, a Danish man enters. He and Santa appear to share a connection, which Kate notices. She later leaves work after accepting an invite to go out with Tom. They go out on the town, which proves to be fun for Kate. She learns that Tom volunteers at a homeless shelter in his spare time. The night ends with them entering an ice skating rink. They have a good time until a security guard kicks them out.
In the morning, Kate goes to the shop to find that it was broken into. Kate realizes she forgot to properly lock up before going out with Tom. Santa already knew this and says she broke a window to make it look like a break-in just for the insurance. She scolds Kate and says she is going to give her another chance even though she shouldn't. To make matters more complicated, Jenna and Rufus kick Kate out after one too many screw-ups.
On another outing with Tom, the two end up going back to his place. Kate tells him about an illness she had in which she required a heart transplant and it made her feel bad about herself, in that she was "half-dead" due to needing help. Kate then asks Tom to kiss her goodnight, which he does. However, when she tries to see him again, Tom tells her that she cannot keep being dependent on him, which just makes her upset.
Kate joins her family for dinner. Marta makes things tense by suggesting that Kate always acts helpless after the illness, while Kate outs Marta by saying that she has a girlfriend named Alba. Petra and Ivan are also called out for, respectively, being smothering and also barely being home since Ivan works as a cab driver, but Kate thinks he takes the hours that he does to get away from his family.
Kate goes to the homeless shelter to look for Tom. One of the men working there doesn't appear to know who Kate is talking about. She ends up getting roped into volunteering and helping out, and later even sets up a bucket outside while dressed as an elf to sing Christmas carols.
Kate starts to try and do right by other people, starting with her family. She apologizes to Marta and finally meets Alba, albeit under tense circumstances. Marta forgives her sister. Later on the bus, Kate sees a Yugoslavian couple get harassed by a racist guy. Kate sits by them and speaks to them in their native tongue, telling them that they are welcome there, and she introduces herself as Katarina. She even does better at work and bonds with Santa, who tells her that she only uses that nickname for whatever job she has, as nobody else is going to know how to pronounce her name. Additionally, she tells Kate that she is seeing the Danish man, but since she can't pronounce his name either, she simply refers to him as "Boy".
Kate later goes by Tom's apartment to visit him. She meets a Realtor who is putting the place up on the market. Kate thinks Tom is selling the place, but the Realtor informs her that the previous owner has been dead for months. He mentions that his name was "Webster," and that he passed away a year ago. We see a flashback in which Tom rode his bike through the streets and was hit by a truck. As he was a donor, his heart was transplanted to Kate. In other words, LAST CHRISTMAS, Tom gave Kate his heart. Kate is devastated and sits by the bench that she frequented with Tom, which turns out to be a memorial for him. Tom's spirit visits Kate one last time to give her reassurance that she will be fine.
Sometime later, Kate has helped put on a Christmas show with the help of the patrons of the homeless shelter. She wears a festive dress as her family comes to see her, and they all perform "Last Christmas."
Songs[]
The original score was composed by Theodore Shapiro and conducted/orchestrated by Mark Graham. The film includes the unreleased music of the late musician George Michael of Wham!
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Madison Ingoldsby | Kate (young) |
| Emma Thompson | Petra |
| Boris Isakovic | Ivan |
| Lucy Miller | Marta Andrich (young) |
| Emilia Clarke | Kate |
| Maxim Baldry | Ed |
| Margaret Clunie | Shower Sarah |
| John-Luke Roberts | Klaus (German Clown) |
| Michelle Yeoh | Santa |
| Bilal Zafar | Oscar |
| Patti LuPone | Joyce |
| Lydia Leonard | Marta Andrich |
| Henry Golding | Tom |
| Michael Addo | Fit Looking Guy |
| Peter Mygind | The Dane (a.k.a. 'Boy') |
| Rob Delaney | Theater Director |
| Peter Serafinowicz | Theater Producer |
| Sara Powell | Casting Director |
| Ranjit Singh Shubh | Bus Driver |
| Ritu Arya | Jenna |
| Ansu Kabia | Rufus |
| Fabien Frankel | Fabien |
| Laura Evelyn | Police Woman Churchill |
| Ingrid Oliver | Police Woman Crowley |
| Rebecca Root | Dr. Addis |
| Angus Brown | Ice Rink Security Guard |
| Kemi Durosinmi Yinka Awoni |
Nigerian Tourists |
| Angela Wynter | Ice Show Casting Director |
| Sue Perkins | Ice Show Director |
| Ben Owen-Jones | Danny |
| David Hargreaves | Arthur |
| Joe Blakemore | Army 'Tom' |
| Calvin Demba | Nathan |
| Leon Delroy Williams | Traffic Cone Man |
| Anna Calder-Marshall | Dora |
| Jassie Mortimer | Croatian Woman |
| Michael Matovski | Croatian Man |
| Jake Lampart | Angry Man on Bus |
| Jade Anouka | Alba |
| David Mumeni | Guy in Pub |
| Laila Alj | Moroccan Vendor's Wife |
| Liran Nathan | Moroccan Vendor |
| Amit Shah | Andy |
| Uncredited | |
| Rodrig Andrisan Pierre Bergman Richard Curtis George Glasgow John Heartstone Ruth Horrocks Nina Kumar Prince Marfo Davina Sitaram Sanj Surati Michael Yates |
Christmas Shoppers |
| Claire Ashton Maria Barr |
Pub Goers |
| Kimberly Collison | Christmas Shopper Mother |
| Rene Costa | Geoff Mafia Boss |
| David Cradduck | Partygoer Audience Member |
| Mark Gooden | Store Shopper |
| Kelvin Hewlett | Passerby |
| Van Hu | Ice Show Producer |
| Joelle Koissi | Christmas Shopper in Bicycle |
| Adnan Kundi | Tourist |
| Ning Lu | Chinese Tour Guide |
| Daniel Maya Bharat Mistri Andrew Rodgeley |
Audience members |
| Martyn Mayger | Homeless man Washboard player |
| Nichola Jean Mazur | Nurse Jane |
| Zara McDowell | Tourist |
| Jacqueline Ramnarine | Homeless person |
| Kai Justine Roberts | Choir leader |
| Mario Romano | Christmas market vendor |
| Susanne Schraps | Casting director |
| Davina Sitaram | Christmas shopper |
| Robert Soar | Homeless Man |
| Peter Stanford | Homeless Mr. Morgan |
| Karol Steele | Christmas partygoer Concert singer |
| Michael van Koetsveld | Christmas shopper Passerby |
| Joanna Zwierzynska | Pregnant woman |
Gallery[]
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External links[]
- Official Website
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Page
- Official Instagram Page
- Last Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
- Last Christmas at the Movie Database
- Last Christmas at TV Tropes
- Last Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes
- Last Christmas at RetroJunk.com