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Joyeux Noel
2005
On Christmas Eve during world War I, the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace, so they bury their dead and play football... Read more
| Starring | Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis |
|---|---|
| Director | Christian Carion |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Joyeux Noel
On Christmas Eve during world War I, the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace, so they bury their dead and play football...
| Starring | Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Dany Boon, Daniel Bruhl |
|---|---|
| Director | Christian Carion |
| Studio | COLUMBIA TRISTAR FILMS |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | German, French, English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Nov 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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34 out of 37 people found this review helpful
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This is a look at the effect of the coming of the First World War from the perspective of soldiers on the French, German and Scottish sides and the famous events of the 1914 Christmas armistice.
While the film features some strong performances, particularly from Guillaume Canet and Daniel Bruhl and there is some impressive cinematography, I found this film to be a touch heavy-handed in its approach, weighed down by some poor dialogue in places. This film also features some of the worse lip-synching you will ever see on screen from Diane Kruger and Benno Fuhrmann.
Despite its flaws, Joyeux Noel is touching, particularly in the way it shows the camaraderie between the different armies' soldiers. Solid but not great.
If you liked this, I would also recommend A Very Long Engagement. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Joyeux?
OK, so I quite enjoyed it, if a different take on standard subject matter. I saw a completely different film on the same subject not long ago and I must admit to enjoying it more (can't remember the title, unfortunately).
If the end outcome is true, well, it wouldn't surprise me as ex-military myself. Hierarchy! Who needs them?
Worth a watch all the same. -
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