Joyeux Noel (Widescreen)

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396150997 Format: AC-3 Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: 2006-11-14 Running Time: 116 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Editorial Reviews: Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee for Best Foreign Film, Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) tells the true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French and German troops in the trenches of World War I. Enemies leave their weapons behind for one night as they band together in brotherhood and forget about the brutalities of war. Diane Krüger (Troy), Daniel Brühl (Good Bye Lenin!) and Benno Fürmann (The Princess and the Warrior) head a first-rate international cast in a truly powerful, must-see film.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: ...ET IN TERRA PAX. Comment: This moving film is the best Christmas movie to date, the more so because the events depicted actually happened (1914), and not only in the Ypres trenches but in several points along the entire Western Front. That anonymous enemies decided all of a sudden to stop the war for a moment of worship and kindness may smack of "sentimentality" to some, but that's the whole point! That even at the worst of times, humanity is the basic nature of mankind. Don't forget these soldiers faced a court martial, even a firing squad, for their spontaneous night of sanity! Do yourself a favor and watch it this Christmas, instead of all those Rudolphs, Frosties, Grinches, Elves and their like, that only blur the true meaning of the holiday. Let's put the Christ back in "Xmas" (I loathe this spelling) by remembering we are all our brother's keeper! P.S.: Come to think of it, there's a scene where the lovely Ms Krüger appears in her birthday suit. So unless you are willing to give the kiddies a very unusual present, I suggest you push the skip>forward button in the remote. Better still, watch it a first time by yourself, and then rely on your own judgement! Customer Rating: Summary: From personal experience Comment: My war was of a different time and place. This film has captured that small part of humanity found in all wars. A facinating study of the human condition in the extreem. This DVD makes a wonderful Christmas gift. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Film Comment: This movie shows the human side of WWI, a side of war you don't see in most movies. I've shown it two years in a row in my American History class (high school), and will continue to do so as the years move forward. My students hear that it has subtitles and automatically think the movie is going to be terrible. After viewing it, most say it's one of the best films they've ever seen. Customer Rating: Summary: fantastic movie Comment: this movie is well acted and i would recommend that those of you who have not seen it .please go ahead and watch it Customer Rating: Summary: A pretty decent film Comment: The film is pretty amusing due to the characters and their interactions with one another. I did enjoy it although it wasn't necessarily as life-changing as some people told me it was. All in all: not bad. More Reviews