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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 |
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| 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 | DVD: German, French, English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Nov 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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34 out of 37 people found this review helpful
Expected more
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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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
True class
A human, harrowing and enlightening film about ordinary men involved in the extraordinary situation of war. There aren't many decent films about the first World War, but this one - based on the true story of a famous truce/football match between allies and Germans - is worth its weight in gold. Well researched, beautifully directed, perfectly paced, the acting is superb and very believable. Has you gripped from the start. Hats off to the cinematographer for capturing all the colours of the war and the atmosphere of the trenches and to the composer for a very moving score. Christian Carion, the director, cleverly frames the absurdity of war and the humanity of the men. It is often written in reviews, but this truly is a must-see film.
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