Joyeux Noel

Original title: Joyeux Noël

20052005
PG-13PG-13
1h 56min

Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Joyeux Noël (2005)

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In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 12 nominations total

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Bande-Annonce [VO]

Joyeux Noël

Gary Lewis in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Dany Boon in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Joyeux Noël (2005)

Joyeux Noël (2005)

Gary Lewis in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Gary Lewis in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Guillaume Canet in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Daniel Brühl in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Daniel Brühl and Benno Fürmann in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Daniel Brühl, Benno Fürmann, and Diane Kruger in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Benno Fürmann and Diane Kruger in Joyeux Noël (2005)

Anna Sörensenas Anna Sörensen

Nikolaus Sprinkas Nikolaus Sprink

Guillaume Canet

Le lieutenant Audebertas Le lieutenant Audebert

Anna Sörensenas Anna Sörensen
(singing voice)

Rolando Villazón

Nikolaus Sprinkas Nikolaus Sprink
(singing voice)
(as Rolando Villazon)

le pasteur Palmeras le pasteur Palmer

Ponchelas Ponchel

le lieutenant Horstmayeras le lieutenant Horstmayer

Gueusselinas Gueusselin

Le lieutenant Gordonas Le lieutenant Gordon

Steven Robertson

Jonathanas Jonathan

Jörg - un soldat allemandas Jörg - un soldat allemand

Le général Audebertas Le général Audebert

L'évêque anglaisas L'évêque anglais

Thomas Schmauser

Le Kronprinzas Le Kronprinz

Joachim Bißmeier

Zimmermannas Zimmermann

Williamas William

Michel Serrault

Le châtelainas Le châtelain

A Very Long Engagement

7.6

A Very Long Engagement

The Chorus

7.9

Good Bye Lenin!

7.7

Good Bye Lenin!

The Girl from Paris

6.7

The Girl from Paris

Le Dîner de Cons

7.7

Le Dîner de Cons

Welcome to the Sticks

7.1

Welcome to the Sticks

Christmas Truce of 1914

8.9

Christmas Truce of 1914

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

7.6

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

No Man's Land

7.9

Tell No One

7.5

The Counterfeiters

7.6

The Counterfeiters

Passchendaele

6.4

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. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Taglines
- Without an enemy there can be no war.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 on appeal for some war violence and a brief scene of sexuality/nudity
Parents guide

Trivia
The character of the Male opera singer is based on that of German tenor Walter Kirchhoff (1879-1951), who travelled to the front in order to perform for the troops. His performance was met by cheers from the French lines, where upon he decided to climb on to no-mans-land to see who was cheering.

Goofs
When Anna and Nikolaus talks about the time they met for the first time, they say "Oslo". Oslo, capitol of Norway, was called Kristiania until 1924.

Quotes
Horstmayer: I heard last night about your wife. If you like, I can get a letter through to her.
Lieutenant Audebert: Why would you do that? If you got caught...
Horstmayer: [scoffs] One letter won't stop us winning the war. And anyhow, when we'll have taken Paris and it's over, you can invite us for a drink in Rue Vavin.
Lieutenant Audebert: You don't have to invade Paris to drop round for a drink.

Connections
Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)

Soundtracks
Ave Maria
Composed by Philippe Rombi
Performed by Natalie Dessay and London Symphony Orchestra

Top review

9/10

This is a wonderful, moving film showing humankind at its best

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!

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adeej
Jan 2, 2006

What was the name of the opera based on Joyeux Noel?

Budget
- €18,151,814 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $1,054,361
Gross worldwide
- $17,709,155

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Runtime
- 1h 56min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- DTS
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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