Joyeux Noel (2005)


Joyeux Noel
Release Date16 May 2005
Budget$22,000,000
US Box Office$1,000,000
Other NamesHappy Christmas
TaglineFrance 1914. A moment of humanity that made history.
Without an enemy there can be no war.
GenreDrama, Romance, War, Music
CountryFrance
Germany
UK
Belgium
Romania
Filming LocationsFrance
LanguageFrench, German, English, Latin
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassWar Drama, Holiday Film
ThemesUnlikely Friendships, Behind Enemy Lines
TonesAtmospheric, Stirring, Earnest, Poignant, Heartwarming
TagsArms [military Weapons], Christmas, Lieutenant, Priest, Soprano [voice], World War

Joyeux Noël (English: ) is a 2005 film about the World War I Christmas truce of December 1914, depicted through the eyes of French, British and German soldiers. It was written and directed by Christian Carion. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Anna Sörensen

Natalie Dessay
Anna Sörensen

Nikolaus Sprink

Rolando Villazón
Nikolaus Sprink

Audebert

Gary Lewis
Palmer

Ponchel

Horstmayer

Gueusselin

Gordon

Steven Robertson
Jonathan

Frank Witter
Jörg

Le général

L'évêque

Thomas Schmauser
Le Kronprinz

Joachim Bißmeier
Zimmermann

William

Le châtelain

La châtelaine

Calum Beaton
Joueur de cornemuse écossais

Otto Beckmann
Soldat Allemand - Otto

Philippe Beautier
Morallec

Steffen Bielig
Markus

Nicholas Biggam
Enfant anglais

David Bruce
Joueur de cornemuse écossais

Christian Carion
Infirmier

France Corbet
Madeleine

Mickey Dedaj
Couturier

Steven Duffy
Brancardier

Tom Duncan
Soldat écossais

Roy Entwistle
Soldat écossais

Markus Friedmann
Officer allemand salle d'état major

Michael Grimm
Soldat allemand - Michael

Jannis Hensel
Enfant allemand

Mathias Herrmann
Officer allemand quartier général

Jan Hutter
Soldat allemand - Herbert

Jo Johnson
Soldat écossais

Fraser Johnston
Soldat écossais

Gary Lamont
Soldat écossais

Griogair Lawrie
Le joueur de cornemuse

Gerrard Lynch
Soldat écossais

Ivan MacDonald
Joueur de cornemuse écossais

Jordan McCurrach
Soldat écossais

Neil McNulty
Soldat écossais

Tony Matthews
Général Britannique

Florian Mescam
Enfant francais

Emun Mohammadi
Soldat écossais

David Mullen
Soldat écossais

Michael Pascher
Soldat allemand - Walter

Ian Petrie
Soldat écossais

Andy Ramsay
Soldat écossais

Marc Robert
Guimond

Peter Rühring
Officier allemand á l'Opéra

Allan Sawers
Soldat écossais

Friedemann Thiele
Karl

Johannes Richard Voelkel
Gunther

Gilbert von Sohlern
Officier allemand d'accueil

Mark Wood
Soldat écossais

Alexander Wüst
Oskar

Philipp Brammer
Soldat allemand

Vlad Coada
German Hardcore no. 3

Christophe Rossignon
Un lieutenant

Jonas von Lingen
Soldat allemand

Director

Christian Carion
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Producer

Christian Carion
written by

Philippe Boeffard
associate producer

Andrei Boncea
co-producer

Christopher Borgmann
co-producer

Marielle Duigou
assistant producer

Bertrand Faivre
co-producer

Soledad Gatti-Pascual
co-producer

Benjamin Herrmann
co-producer

Genevieve Lemal
associate producer

Alexandre Lippens
associate producer

Kate Ogborn
co-producer

Patrick Quinet
co-producer

Christophe Rossignon
producer

Original Music

Philippe Rombi
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Cinematographer

Walther van den Ende

Editor

Judith Rivière Kawa
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Andrea Sedlácková
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Casting Director

Susie Figgis
-

Sabine Schroth
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Production Designer

Jean-Michel Simonet
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Art Director

Vraciu Eduard Daniel
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Anina Diener
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Ève Machuel

Set Decorator

Patrick Colpaert
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Costume Designer

Alison Forbes-Meyler
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Makeup Department

Emmanuelle Brechet
makeup artist

Gabi Cretan
key makeup artist

Andreea Dardea
makeup artist

Julie David
makeup artist

Brigitte Laurent
hair and wig artist

Tony Rocchetti
hair and wig artist

Josette Roger
hair and wig artist

Amber Sibley
makeup designer

Hovette Stephanie
wig maker

Caitlin Tanner
makeup artist

Andreea Tudose
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Julien Azoulay
post-production manager

Marc Dalmans
unit manager

Michael Frenschkowski
production supervisor: Germany

Florian Haeger
assistant unit manager: Germany

Norbert Kneissl
unit manager: Germany

Ève Machuel
executive in charge of production

Stéphane Riga
production supervisor

Andreea Stanculeanu
executive in charge of physical production

Iuliana Stefan
unit production manager

Adrian Sturges
post-production supervisor: UK

Mihai Toderiae
production manager: Scotland

Bernard Vander Donckt
production manager: BE

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alina Alexandrescu
trainee assistant director: Romania

Christoph Brosius
third assistant director: Germany

Tudor Cotovelea
trainee assistant director: Romania

Roger Delattre
second assistant director

Marie Doller
trainee assistant director: France

Daniela Dreyer
trainee assistant director: Germany

Alex Fotea
third assistant director: Romania

Claire Guillabert
trainee assistant director: France

Philippe Larue
first assistant director

Beju Marius
trainee assistant director: Romania

Patrick McGurn
third assistant director: Scotland

Thorne Mutert
second assistant director

Virgil Nicolaescu
second assistant director: Romania

Ana Lisa Persson
trainee assistant director: France

Sînziana Pop
trainee assistant director: Romania

Pascal Salafa
first assistant director

Silvian Voinea
trainee assistant director: Romania

Art Department

Cristian Baluta
assistant property master

Iulian Bostanaru
set designer

Andreas Horstmann
property master: Germany

Liviu Marcu
sculptor

Cristian Mihaila
property buyer

Madalina Mitu
key set decorator

Adrian Popa
property master

Guillaume Watrinet
property master

Marcus Wellendorf
property master: Germany

Peter Wolf
propmaker

Sound Department

Nicolas Becker
foley artist, sound effects

Nicolae Comarzan
assistant sound

Thomas Desjonquères
supervising sound editor

Marius Emil Stanescu
boom operator

Séverin Favriau
assistant sound editor

Dean Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer

Craig Irving
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Pascal Jasmes
boom operator, assistant sound

Mark Kenna
consultant: Dolby film sound, consultant: dolby film sound

Mark Lafbery
foley recordist

Pierre Mertens
sound

Gilles Missir
post-synchronisation sound engineer

Sandy Notarianni
dialogue editor

Sam Southwick
foley editor

Jean-Noël Yven
sound effects editor

Special Effects

J.C. Burgeois
special effects assistant

Olivier De Laveleye
special effects coordinator

Razvan Pascal
special effects translator

Antoine Vander Winkel
special effects assistant

Visual Effects

Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge
Flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne, Paris

David Tomaszewski
digital compositor

Martial Vallanchon
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Vasile Albinet
stunt performer

Gabi Burlacu
stunts

Madalin Dragan
stunts

Ciprian Dumitrascu
stunt coordinator

Daniel Pisica
stunt performer

Dorin Zaharia
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Lupsa Armand
electrician

Sandu Constantin
electrician

Julien Covens
grip

Adam Dale
aerial director of photography

Dominique Degand
grip

Koen Firlefijn
key grip

Didier Frateur
first assistant camera

Chris Hacken
gaffer

Témoudjine Janssens
grip

Jean-Claude Lother
still photographer

Radu Marinescu
best boy grip

Jean-Paul Meurisse
camera operator

Catalin Nicolae
electrician

Florin Nicolae
gaffer

Jan Rubens
Steadicam operator

Gunther Schockaert
electrician

Bjoern Susen
gaffer: Germany

James Swanson
aerial director of photography

Wim Temmerman
electrician

Gideon Van Essen
lighting technician

Vincent Van Gelder
second assistant camera

Nicolae Vasile
electrician

Bruno Verstraete
co-gaffer

Casting Department

Grégory Caloire
casting trainee: France

Domnica Circiumaru
extras casting: Romania

Laure Cochener
casting: kids, France

Ana Dávila
casting: kids, Germany

Marcel Dykiert
extras casting assistant

Michaela Iacob
extras casting assistant: Romania

Iris Müller
extras casting: Germany

Andreea Tanasescu
casting director: Romania

Jacqueline Wawrzyniak
extras casting: France

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anne Le Montagner
wardrobe

Radu Mada
wardrobe supervisor

Bujoi Mariana
costumes

Claudia Sarbu
set costumer

Bunny Stokes
costumer

Editorial Department

Serge Anthony
grader

Céline Cloarec
additional assistant editor

Nicolas Criqui
digital conformation

Matthieu De Braconier
post-production coordinator: UK

Julie Delord
second assistant editor

Eric Duriez
post-production assistant

Frederic Jupin
lustre editor

Philippe Reinaudo
digital intermediate technical director

Raymond Terrentin
digital colorist

Clement Zveguintzoff
digital conformation

Music Department

Chorale Scala
musician

Edouard Dubois
music consultant

Mathias Duhayer
chorus singer

Carmine Lauri
musician: violin solo

The London Symphony Orchestra
orchestra

Orchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte
orchestra

Stéphane Reichart
music scoring mixer

Simon Rhodes
music scoring mixer

Géraldine Rombi
music supervisor

Philippe Rombi
musician: piano solo, conductor, orchestrator

Transportation Department

Daniel Huhn
personal driver: Christophe Rossignon, Germany

Andrei Sendrea
transportation captain

Other Crew

Sean Barclay
location finder

Cécile Bonardi
voice coach

Marc Bossaerts
répérages

Teo Bostanica
base camp administrator

Guillaume Colboc
documentalist

Tudor Cotovelea
set runner

Mircioiu Cristian
set runner

Annette Drees
script supervisor

Sophie Fortat
production accountant

Astrid Gavard
publicist

Charles Heidet
car supplier

Iovan Irene
production coordinator: Romania

Pauline Jardel
production coordinator

Christophe Julien
choristers

Jean-Claude Lecoq
armorer

Fiona MacMillan
production coordinator: UK

Gabriel Mamruth
production accountant

Michèle Massé
location scout

Sylvie Michel-Casey
script supervisor

Amalia Morar
cast accountant

Anton Petrache
armorer: Romania

Adrian Radu
location assistant

Philippa Robson
assistant to producers: UK, production coordinator: UK

Julien Sabourdin
production controller

Dominique Segall
publicist

Anna Slater
production coordinator

Juliane Spaete
production assistant: Germany

Sally Steele
publicist

Cindy Thomson
location manager: UK

Iulian Timofte
production assistant

Bernard Vander Donckt
production administrator

Thanks

special thanks

Production Company

Nord-Ouest Productions
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Senator Film Produktion GmbH

Bureau, The

Artémis Productions

Media Pro Pictures

TF1 Films Productions

Les Productions de la Guéville

Canal+

Ciné Cinémas

Sat.1

Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Eurimages

Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais

C.R.R.A.V

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)

Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique

Soficinéma

Cofimage 16

Cofinova 1

Uni Etoile 2

Sogécinéma 3

Groupe Un

SCOPE Invest

Nippon Herald Films

Cinéart

Films Distribution

Distributor

UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)

Senator Film

Columbia TriStar

UGC Video

A-Film Distribution

Atalanta Filmes

Cathay-Keris Films

Cinéart

Festive Films

Filmcoopi Zürich

Future Film

Kadokawa Herald Pictures

Les Films Séville

Miracle Film Distribution

Sony Pictures Classics

Vértigo Films

Atlantic Film

Bir Film

LK-TEL
,

Senator Home Entertainment

Special Effects

Mac Guff Ligne
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Miscellaneous

Abbey Road Studios
score recording

Aerial Camera Systems
helicopter gyrostabilized camera system

All Deco International
sculptures

Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by

Marchetti
end credits

SFX Works
opening credits

Studio Davout
music recording

Titra Film Paris
subtitles

Virgin Classics
soundtrack






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