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Päivä ilman sotaa

Original title: Joyeux Noël
  • 2005
  • K-11
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
32K
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Päivä ilman sotaa (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.

  • Director
    • Christian Carion
  • Writer
    • Christian Carion
  • Stars
    • Diane Kruger
    • Benno Fürmann
    • Guillaume Canet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christian Carion
    • Writer
      • Christian Carion
    • Stars
      • Diane Kruger
      • Benno Fürmann
      • Guillaume Canet
    • 174User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations total

    Videos3

    Bande-Annonce [VO]
    Trailer 2:03
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    Joyeux Noël
    Trailer 1:51
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    Holiday Films and Series From Across the Globe
    Clip 1:59
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    Photos79

    Gary Lewis in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Dany Boon in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Gary Lewis in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Gary Lewis in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Guillaume Canet in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Daniel Brühl in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Daniel Brühl and Benno Fürmann in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Daniel Brühl, Benno Fürmann, and Diane Kruger in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)
    Benno Fürmann and Diane Kruger in Päivä ilman sotaa (2005)

    Cast

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    Diane Kruger
    Diane Kruger
    • Anna Sörensen
    • (as Diane Krüger)
    Benno Fürmann
    Benno Fürmann
    • Nikolaus Sprink
    Guillaume Canet
    Guillaume Canet
    • Le lieutenant Audebert
    Natalie Dessay
    Natalie Dessay
    • Anna Sörensen
    • (singing voice)
    Rolando Villazón
    Rolando Villazón
    • Nikolaus Sprink
    • (singing voice)
    • (as Rolando Villazon)
    Gary Lewis
    Gary Lewis
    • le pasteur Palmer
    Dany Boon
    Dany Boon
    • Ponchel
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • le lieutenant Horstmayer
    Lucas Belvaux
    Lucas Belvaux
    • Gueusselin
    Alex Ferns
    Alex Ferns
    • Le lieutenant Gordon
    • Director
      • Christian Carion
    • Writer
      • Christian Carion
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The character of the Male opera singer is based on that of German tenor Walter Kirchhoff (1879-1951), who traveled 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 onto 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

    User reviews174

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    Moving
    I was looking forward to finding out how this historical yet forgotten event would be put to film, and how accurately it would be depicted. I am not disappointed. This evokes emotion without ever slipping into sentimentality or sap. It personalizes without robbing the true occurrence of attention. There is focus put on certain characters(all of which are quite well-written), but never to the point of such being lost on what really happened. The plot is great, and develops well. Some liberties are taken with the story, and they are not all justified, but the core is kept intact, and this manages to both tell what happened and make us feel and care about it. The overdubbed singing could have been subjected to better synchronization, but there is little to any criticisms directed at the acting itself. The same goes for the production value. The technical aspects of this are excellent, as well. The cinematography and editing are just about flawless. Pacing is rather good. Writing and directing are commendable. All three sides each speak the actual languages, adding to the already well-established sense of realism. I recommend this to anyone interested in the period, and the specific situation in particular. 8/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2005 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • Belgium
      • Romania
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Nord-Ouest Films (France)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • En dag utan krig
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • Nord-Ouest Films
      • Senator Film Produktion
      • The Bureau
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €18,151,814 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,054,361
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,709,155
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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