Frank Capra's classic bittersweet drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), a small town businessman who has long considered himself a failure. Things come to a head one Christmas Eve in 1946, when facing financial ruin and arrest he contemplates suicide. Standing on a bridge and ready to jump George's fate now rests in the hands of an Angel eager to earn his wings. It's a Wonderful Life is widely considered to be one of the finest films ever made, it is certainly one of the greatest f find out more...
A fine dramatic telling of the almost mythical event that took place on Christmas eve 1914 at the beginning of World War One, when soldiers from opposing sides made a tentative cease fire, swapped conversation, presents and played football before inevitably returning to the senseless slaughter. Poignant, sensitive and agonisingly sad, Joyeux Noel was nominated for best foreign film Oscar at the 2006 awards.
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