Joyeux Noel
(2005)
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Joyeux Noel
(2005)
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| Diane Kruger | ... |
Anna Sörensen
(as Diane Krüger)
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Natalie Dessay | ... |
Anna Sörensen
(singing voice)
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| Benno Fürmann | ... | ||
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Rolando Villazón | ... |
Nikolaus Sprink
(singing voice) (as Rolando Villazon)
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| Guillaume Canet | ... | ||
| Gary Lewis | ... | ||
| Dany Boon | ... | ||
| Daniel Brühl | ... | ||
| Lucas Belvaux | ... | ||
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Alex Ferns | ... | |
| Steven Robertson | ... | ||
| Frank Witter | ... | ||
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Bernard Le Coq | ... |
Le général
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| Ian Richardson | ... |
L'évêque
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Thomas Schmauser | ... |
Le Kronprinz
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In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, Scottish and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Wow! Joyeux Noel was a great movie. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this film but found it to be moving, heartwarming and a wonderful cinematic experience.
The fact that the story is based on real events that happened shows that their is some good in humans across the world. In this story, all sides are respected as humans and the soldiers come to understand that under God, we are all one.
Please, even if you don't normally go to foreign language films or war movies, go to this film. The war scenes are not prolific. You will come out changed and smiling from the inside out!