Joyeux Noel (2005, French)
Director: Christian Carion
Cast: Diane Kruger, Benno F眉rmann Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis
Genre: History,film downloading, War
Plot: Christmas ceases the fire!
Based on some real events/stories of WWI, Joyeux Noel just leaves you speechless with its in-depth and immaculately scripted showcase. Music plays a vital function all by way of the film, specially the Scottish bagpiper and German opera.
It starts with an appalling scene of French, German and Scottish youngsters reciting their anti-enemy lines in cold bold. You witness this horrendous murder of innocence (nothing graphic, it can be all sheer vibes) and tone is set for remaining film.
The next scene capabilities the dreaded WWI Trenches and starts-off bloodily somewhat like "Paths of Glory" but from there on the film takes a entirely unique turn.
Now, the film revolves about the German, French and Scottish standoff at no man's land and this standoff remains inside the back drop all through the movie. Christmas is about the corner and also the soldiers on all sides-at the Western-Front want the cursed war to end.
There is a French Lieutenant who left behind his pregnant wife in occupied France to attend the war-call,films to download, Lieutenant's helper/assistant who misses his mother and her coffee, a Scottish priest who-untouched by politics of faith-actually preaches about humanity and two Scottish brothers. Two lost in love German opera singers separated by war-Anna, Sprink. These and few others form the core with the film. Their stories are interwoven-not literally-at an emotional level and by Christmas Eve combined feelings of all 3 sides reach the threshold of something spectacular. What happens now absolutely defies the purpose/need of war and, to this day, is often a lesson in morality for us all.
All three warring sides contact a truce and make merry with each other. This merry creating is not just about having fun,free full movie downloads, you get to really feel several of the most complex human emotions captured elaborately on-screen.
Some sequences leave you spell-bound, e.g., Sprink coming out singing from German trenches-ignoring orders and probable enemy bullets-and getting chorused by the bagpipe, Father Palmer sermon delivered in a language (Latin) not understood by most, Anna's soul complete song that leaves everyone too moved to applause, Jonathan writing to his mother on-behalf of his dead brother.
There are some genuine enjoyable moments too, like,avi movie downloads, the football match, the exchange of chocolates and wines, the alarm clock that mysteriously rings at a particular time, and to top them all there is a cat (Felix/Nestor) who's addressed by distinctive names among all the sides.
A piece from the movie:
"General Audebert: You as well as your males will rejoin the Verdun sector. You are correct about 1 issue. I do not have an understanding of this war. My corps was the cavalry. You need to have produced a profession of it, like I mentioned. These days, I'm asked to fight a way where the shovel outweighs the rifle. In which persons swap addresses with the enemy to meet when it is all over. Plus the cat we discovered having a note from the Germans,download films online, "Good luck, comrades!" I was ordered to arrest the cat for high treason... until additional notice."
Of course, the personnel involved in this fraternization had been ultimately punished.
And if all this wasn't enough-Diane Kruger, lovely as ever,download movies uk, emits Donna Reedesque radiance!
Indeed a ought to watch.
8/10
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