The 34thFrench Cinepanorama20/12
PALACE IFC
(Closing Film 閉幕電影)
Merry Christmas
聖誕快樂
2005 / Color 彩色 / 115 mins
Historical Drama 歷史劇情片
English and Chinese Subtitles
中、英文字幕
Director 導演 ：
Christian Carion 基士頓．卡倫
Cast 演員 ：
Guillaume Canet, Diane Kruger,
Benno Fürmann, Danny Boon
紀堯姆．卡奈、 戴安．古格、
賓奴．科文、丹尼．般
This movie is inspired by a true story, which happened during the World War
I, on Christmas Eve 1914, in many different places of the battlefront.
When
war breaks out in the lull of summer 1914, it surprises and pulls millions of
men in its wake. And Christmas arrives, with it's snow and multitude of family
and army presents. But the surprise won't come from inside the generous parcels
which lie in the French, Scottish and German trenches.
That night, a momentous event will turn the destinies of four characters: An
Anglican priest, a French lieutenant, an exceptional tenor and the one he loves,
a wonderful soprano and singing partner. During this Christmas Eve, the unthinkable
will happen: rifles will be left at the bottom of the trenches to go to see those
opposite, shake their hands, exchange a cigarette and a piece of chocolate, wish
them “Merry Christmas”!
一段長久被遺忘的歷史，史上最溫暖的一夜、短暫卻美麗：一九一四年平安夜，德國、法國、蘇格蘭軍營史無前例攜手放下武器，向戰爭的殘酷狠狠作出抗議。
一九一四年夏天，第一次世界大戰爆發，註定成為數以萬計士兵的惡夢：柏林歌劇院著名男高音史賓（賓奴科文飾演）為了從軍而背棄自己的歌唱事業甚至他的所愛：安娜蘇雲信（黛安古格飾演）丹麥籍女高音。神父柏瑪（加利路易士飾演）自願跟隨其年輕助手莊拿芬（史提芬羅拔臣飾演）離開祖家蘇格蘭上戰場。一位成為士兵；另一位成為遊走於傷者中的醫護人員。
艾狄佰將軍被迫與遠在法國北部家鄉、久患重病及懷孕的妻子別離。同時，敵方德軍已逐漸佔據這個小鎮，妻兒至今生死未卜。沒有妻子的消息，令艾狄佰將軍每晚寢食難安。終於，平安夜來臨，重燃士兵們的希望。這一晚，史賓自發為士兵們演唱。德國、法國、蘇格蘭軍營暫且放下武器，手執燭光與敵軍握手，交換香煙和巧克力，互相說一聲：
“ 聖誕快樂！ ” 成就了史上最溫暖的平安夜。