I think of buying this video because:

It's is such a beautiful movie.. The first one where you see the Germans, French and Scottish celebrating Christmas together. Instead of seeing movies where they shoot the hell out of eachother.

This movie is based on true facts. In 1914 it really happend what you see in this movie. There is some fighting but you see those soldiers playing football together, singing songs, ask questions, drink together and many more.

It's is a movie which I really appreciate.
That Christmas without fighting, but celebrating with eachother.

What do you think about this movie. I'm not talking about the shooting, I'm talkin about the fact that they celebrated Christmas together.


Clip: YouTube - Joyeux Noël

Information: Joyeux Noël (2005)

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Fantastic movie, I watched it a while ago but bought it for my Dad this Christmas. It is really well made (only a couple of errors that I noiced), quite moving at times and pretty well researched. If you watch the extras the director talks about how he deleted some of the scenes of actual events because he didn't think the audience would believe them.

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There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

That was on telly yesterday, Good film.
I disliked the bit at the end when the British officer ordered his men to shoot at the German crossing no-man's land, but actually they shot a Frenchman.
Oh yes, and the French and Germans argued over the name of the cat!

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The cat being arrested actually happened, pretty entertainingstory about a cat who carried a message in his collar asking which regiment the french troops were from, this made its way back to a general who decided to arrest and shoot the cat.

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There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

Poor cat! Call the RSPCA!

Wierd things happen during wartime.

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It is a nice film. A great Christmas gift too.

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Does anyone know if this is a Region 0 or 1 DvD? I'd be interested in ------ checking it out.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

C.Evans, I rented this movie about a year ago from the Family Video in Fulton, Missouri. There are region 1 DVD's for this title

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do you mean your DVD player doesn't play other regions? We used to reprogrammate our players as soon as we bought them for all regions, so now the sellers don't bother with zone control and our players read them all. If you have a new device you should try a zone 2 dvd, It may actually work.

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Hi CGEvM, Skipper,

CGEvM, thanks for letting me knoe. Im going to check all the DvD sites I haunt and will look for this title.

Skipper, actually, i've never tried a zone 2 DvD in it. I don't think it will play it because my player was one I bought in early 2004 and is a Sony - I don't remember which model it is though? and is supposed to (then) be top of the line players. I have been tolf that mine can be rendered a zone free player but that it was not recommended to try making it so. Im probably going to buy a new DvD player this year and see if I can get a tech guy to render it all regions. I know mine for sure plays both region 1 and 0.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

If it doesn't work you can also hook up your computer on your tv and play it via your computer dvd player.

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Hi Skipper, thanks for this as well. I'll try that out after I can get hooked up at home. I might be relocating sometime late Summer and im hoping where I do go that they are current on things.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

That was a really good film. One of the best Christmas/History films ever.

It did not 'look' like it would have been good but I guess I may have to take a look at it now. Thanks.

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Really beautiful film, I think!

The soudtrack at least was supperb, with superstars Rolando Villazón and Natalie Dessay singing the opera parts! A film to please war-movie fans, romantic girls and just everyone!

Thumbs up!

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"War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." - Jean Dutourd, French veteran of both world wars

"A mon fils: depuis que tes yeux sont fermes les miens n’ont cessé de pleurir." - Mère française, Verdun

I also like the performance by Danny Boone, the soliers who plays a farmer from northern France who goes to battle with an alarm clock because he spends the little money he has to get food for his family and cannot afford a watch. H etherefore knows when the Germans are going to attack because they always attack at the same hour, when his alarm rings rings. He is the one who gets killed at the end by trying to sneak food to his loved ones and crossing the German lines with a German uniform. He speaks a local dialect from the Arras area that cannot be translated, but makes the film all the more realistic

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How bizzare,

I watched this film yesterday. I'd agree with most that it was a enjoyable film on the feel good factor front. However I doubt it was very historically accurate. 7/10 and I'd put it on your list of films to buy/watch.

Cheers

Why doubt it's accuracy Joe? If you watch the extras they explain where a lot of the elements came from. Whilst clearly all that stuff didn't happen in a single place, it is a pretty good drawing in of many elements of fact. Very much 'based on a true story.'

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There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

Joe this really happened.

pictures of the 1914-15 fraternisation

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Joe,

Even Paul McCartney did a song and video about it.
YouTube - pipes of peace - paul mccartney


I believe England beat Germany 13-1


Regards

I heard in most places the Germans won 13-1

Skipper, I thought the alarm clock thing was to remind him when he had tea with his mother, the Germans never attack when it goes off during the film, he explains why he set the alarm towards the end.

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There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

You are right Stefan, I forgot about the tea time nostalgy.

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