Joyeux Noël = Merry Christmas /

Joyeux Noël = Merry Christmas /

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Loosely based on true episodes, this film tells the story of German, French, and Scottish soldiers in the bloody trenches of World War I and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge. Follows a French lieutenant, a Scottish priest, and a German tenor and his beloved Danish soprano a...

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Corporate Authors: Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Carion, Christian (Screenwriter), Van den Ende, Walther (director of photography.), Rombi, Philippe (composer (expression)), Kruger, Diane, 1976- (Actor), Fürmann, Benno, 1972- (Actor), Canet, Guillaume (Actor), Lewis, Gary, 1958- (Actor), Boon, Dany (Actor), Brühl, Daniel, 1978- (Actor), Ferns, Alex, 1968- (Actor), Robertson, Steven (Actor), Witter, Frank, 1970- (Actor), Le Coq, Bernard (Actor), Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007 (Actor), Belvaux, Lucas, 1961- (Actor), Schmauser, Thomas (Actor)
Format: Unknown
Language:French
English
German
Portuguese
Spanish
Published: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
Subjects:
Christmas Truce, 1914 > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Armistices > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front > Drama.
Intrenchments > Drama.
Christmas films.
War films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Loosely based on true episodes, this film tells the story of German, French, and Scottish soldiers in the bloody trenches of World War I and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge. Follows a French lieutenant, a Scottish priest, and a German tenor and his beloved Danish soprano as music and the spirit of Christmas create bonds between enemies.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2005 motion picture.
Region 1, anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Special features include: audio commentary with writer/director Christian Carion; interview with Christian Carion, previews of other films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-video; region 1; Dolby digital; 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen; high definition.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for some war violence and a brief scene of sexuality/nudity.
Awards:2005 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film (France).
2006 Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film (France).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Walther Vanden Ende ; editing, Andréa Sedlackova ; music composed, orchestrated and directed by Philippe Rombi ; production design, Jean Michel Simonet.
ISBN:9781424817627
1424817625
Access:Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.