Joyeux Noel remains my favorite WW 1 movie - most soldiers in the trenches didn’t care for the war, but were caught in geo politics that went out of control. The Christmas truce of 2014 was based true events. Soldiers that were there, late in life, said it was the most memorable Christmas of their lives.
I think any veteran who has spent Holidays away from home (especially overseas) would relate to Joyeux Noel - I can still remember those holidays, and it’s been over 49 years.
Joyeux Noel was a great movie; the officers on both sides were terrified that their soldiers would realize the enemy was human as well.
When Western Europe was expected to participate in a second world war 25 years after the “War To End All Wars”, no wonder many opted out if they could. Some of those who fought in WWI more or less sat it out (France), while some fought half-heartedly (Italy).
While I appreciate the historical aspects of these films, there should be no wonder that Americans will never allow the government to draft their teens again.
I give it 3 stars out of five.’Focused too much on cinematography - I got dizzy at one point and thought of leaving the theater. I like the actors, and depictions of life in the war - both veterans and civilians.
Agree. I was in the front row at an Imax theater and got dizzy. Thought was bad cabbage I ate but then realized it was the swiveling camera work.
I enjoyed the movie but it got a bit too fantastical for my tastes. It is a valuable cinematic depiction of the mud and blood of trench warfare and for that I will buy it for my library but wish it would have been a bit more historically grounded.