Joyeux Noël (2005)

Actors: Christophe Rossignon (actor), Suzanne Flon (actress), Michael A. Grimm (actor), Gary Lewis (actor), Ian Richardson (actor), Michel Serrault (actor), Benno Fürmann (actor), Lucas Belvaux (actor), Dany Boon (actor), Daniel Brühl (actor), Guillaume Canet (actor), Bernard Le Coq (actor), Joachim Bißmeier (actor), Andrei Boncea (producer), Diane Kruger (actress),

Plot: In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, Scottish and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence.

Keywords: 1910s, abandonment, alarm-clock, alsace, altar, anti-war, applause, arrest, backpack, backstage
Genres: Drama, History, Music, Romance, War,
Taglines: Without an enemy there can be no war. France 1914. A moment of humanity that made history. Christmas Eve, 1914. On a World War I battlefield, a Momentous Event changed the lives of soldiers from France, Germany and England.

Quotes:

Palmer: Tonight, these men were drawn to that altar like it was a fire in the middle of winter. Even those who aren't devout came to warm themselves.

Horstmayer: [Speaking to Lieutenant Audebert and his troops] Our artillery will shell you in 10 minutes, so I suggest you come shelter in my trench.

[addressing a group of young men sent to replace the fraternizing Scottish soldiers]::Bishop: Christ our Lord said, "Think not that I come to bring peace on earth. I come not to bring peace, but a sword." The Gospel according to St. Matthew. Well, my brethren, the sword of the Lord is in your hands. You are the very defenders of civilization itself. The forces of good against the forces of evil. For this war is indeed a crusade! A holy war to save the freedom of the world. In truth I tell you: the Germans do not act like us, neither do they think like us, for they are not, like us, children of God. Are those who shell cities populated only by civilians the children of God? Are those who advanced armed hiding behind women and children the children of God? With God's help, you must kill the Germans, good or bad, young or old. Kill every one of them so that it won't have to be done again. The Lord be with you.::All: And also with you.::Bishop: May God Almighty bless you. The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost. Amen.::All: Amen.

[first lines]::Enfant francais: Child, upon these maps do heed This black stain to be effaced Omitting it, you would proceed Yet better it in red to trace Later, whatever may come to pass Promise there to go you must To fetch the children of Alsace Reaching out their arms to us May in our fondest France Hope's green saplings to branch And in you, dear child, flower Grow, grow, France awaits its hour.::Enfant anglais: To rid the map of every trace Of Germany and of the Hun We must exterminate that race We must not leave a single one Heed not their children's cries Best slay all now, the women, too Or else someday again they'll rise Which if they're dead, they cannot do.::Enfant allemand: We have one and only enemy Who digs the grave of Germany Its heart replete with hatred, gall and envy We have one and only enemy The villain raises its murderous hand Its name, you know, is England.

Le Major: Everyone to their posts!::Gordon: [a moment of indecision] Every man to his post!::Le Major: Quickly!::[the Scottish soldiers get in position along the trench wall]::German Soldiers: [Someone in the German trench stands up and walks into No Man's Land] No, stay here! What're you doing? Come back!::Le Major: Well, what the hell are you doing! Shoot the bloody Kraut!::[the Scottish soldiers look at each other; they don't fire]::Le Major: What are you waiting for? Shoot him, God damn it! Holidays are over!::[the soldiers shoot in the air to warn the man in No Man's Land, who begins to run toward the French trench]::Le Major: What the hell do you think you're playing at? Shoot him!::[Again the soldiers look at each other, shake their heads, and don't fire]::Le Major: Shoot him!::[Jonathan shoots the man, who falls midway between the French and German trenches]::Le Major: Stand down from your posts.::[They do]::Le Major: Shame on you, Gordon. Shame on you.::[Ponchel's alarm clock rings in No Man's Land. Gordon looks out to see Lieutenant Audebert running to help the man Jonathan shot - Ponchel in a German uniform]::Ponchel: Be silly to die disguised as a German, eh?::Lieutenant Audebert: What the devil were you doing?::Ponchel: I had a German help me. I saw my mother. We drank a coffee, just like before... You have a son.::[Lieutenant Audebert can no longer keep from crying]::Ponchel: His name is Henri.::[Ponchel dies, and Lieutenant Audebert sobs even harder. Gordon and the Major look on from their trench, Gordon grave, the Major baffled]

[the Lieutenant lights a lamp, revealing the General seated in a corner. The Lieutenant notices him, resigns himself]::General Audebert: How did you let yourself...::Lieutenant Audebert: If you came to preach, leave now!::General Audebert: Don't you realize the gravity of this? It's high treason! Punishable by death.::[the Lieutenant just looks at him for a moment, continues with his business]::General Audebert: Only we can't execture 200 men. That's all that saves you. Not counting all the other cases of fraternization reported since. If public opinion hears of this...::Lieutenant Audebert: Have no fear, no one here will tell.::General Audebert: I hope not! Who'd want to?::Lieutenant Audebert: Want to? The men involved feel no shame. If they won't tell, it's because no one would believe or understand.::General Audebert: I don't understand you. Carousing with the enemy while the country's partly occupied!::Lieutenant Audebert: The country? What does it know of what we suffer here? Of what we do without complaint? Let me tell you, I felt closer to the Germans than those who cry, "Kill the Krauts!" before their stuffed turkey!::General Audebert: You're talking nonsense.::Lieutenant Audebert: No, you're just not living the same war as me. Or as those on the other side.::General Audebert: You and your men will rejoin the Verdun sector. You're right about one thing. I don't understand this war. My corps was the cavalry. You should have made a career of it, like I said. Today, I'm asked to fight a way where the shovel outweighs the rifle. In which people swap addresses with the enemy to meet when it's all over. Plus the cat we found with a note from the Germans, "Good luck, comrades!" I was ordered to arrest the cat for high treason... until further notice.::[He turns to leave]::Lieutenant Audebert: You're a grandfather, Dad.::[the General stops and looks at him. The Lieutenant tries not to cry]::Lieutenant Audebert: His name is Henri. [He grins through his tears]::General Audebert: What are you on about? How do you know that?::Lieutenant Audebert: You wouldn't understand.::General Audebert: Henri? Not bad. Henri Audebert. Let's try and survive this war for him.

[the German soldiers sit in a train car; the door opens and all stand at attention as the Kronprinz enters the car]::Le Kronprinz: Be seated.::[all sit]::Le Kronprinz: In two days' time, you will be in East Prussia to take part in an offensive against the Russian Army. I hope you'll show pugnacity in the face of the enemy. This train will cross the fatherland but it won't be possible for you to see your families. Why? I think you can guess. Long live Kaiser Wilhelm!::All: Long live the Kaiser!::[the Kronprinz picks up Jorg's harmonica, places it on the floor, and stomps on it repeatedly. He then turns to Horstmayer and uses his cane to point out Iron Cross ribbon on his uniform]::Le Kronprinz: They hand it out to just anybody.::[he leaves the train and shuts the door. After a moment of silence, Jorg begins to hum "I'm Dreaming of Home." Little by little, the others join in]

[a cat walks in between the group of soldiers]::Jörg: [speasks in German] Felix! Where have you been? Felix.::Ponchel: [speaks in French] No, his name is not Felix. It's Nestor.::Jörg: It's Felix.::Ponchel: No. Nestor. It's the cat from the Delsaux farm. No, I know better than you.::Jörg: [picking up the cat] Felix.::Ponchel: [taking the cat back] No, it's Nestor. It's Nestor.::Jörg: Felix.::Ponchel: [calls to cat] See? Nestor. It's Nestor. See? It's Nestor.::Jörg: Felix.::Ponchel: [the cat walks away] Nestor's heading for the French side.

Ponchel: [watching Horstmayer and Gordon shake hands] A summit meeting, and we're not even invited.

Horstmayer: I heard last night about your wife. If you like, I can get a letter through to her.::Lieutenant Audebert: Why would you do that? If you got caught...::Horstmayer: [scoffs] One letter won't stop us winning the war. And anyhow, when we'll have taken Paris and it's over, you can invite us for a drink in Rue Vavin.::Lieutenant Audebert: You don't have to invade Paris to drop round for a drink.

Mano po III: My love (2004)

Actors: Jean Garcia (actress), Boots Anson-Roa (actress), Sheryl Cruz (actress), Richard Quan (actor), Christopher De Leon (actor), Dennis Trillo (actor), Amy Austria (actress), Carlo Aquino (actor), Menggie Cobarrubias (actor), Eddie Garcia (actor), Tony Mabesa (actor), Jay Manalo (actor), Allan Paule (actor), Angelica Panganiban (actress), Jim Pebanco (actor),

Plot: Anti-crime crusader Lilia Chiong Yang seems to have everything a woman could want and need: a husband who pampers her; children whom any parent would be proud of; and the respect & admiration of the most powerful people in the land. But just as Lilia prepares for her 25th wedding anniversary celebration, a chance encounter in Thailand with her first love Michael throws Lilia's life into chaos. So begins the resumption of a relationship that threatens to unravel the delicate threads connecting Lilia to the other people in her life.

Keywords: chinese, chinese-culture, classmate, filipino, filipino-chinese, love, martial-law, number-in-title, numbered-sequel, roman-numeral-in-title
Genres: Drama, Romance,

Le schpountz (1999)

Actors: Gérard Oury (writer), Alain Poiré (producer), Jean-Marie Winling (actor), Carole Franck (actress), Ticky Holgado (actor), Annie Grégorio (actress), Smaïn (actor), Raoul Curet (actor), Jean Dell (actor), Sabine Azéma (actress), Daniel Isoppo (actor), Martin Lamotte (actor), Rémy Roubakha (actor), Vladimir Cosma (composer), Marcel Pagnol (writer),

Plot: Irene has no desire to work in his uncle's grocery shop and dreams of becoming an actor. His opportunity comes when a crew of movie makers came to his little village. Irene begins to go over the top in order to be noticed, which earns him the traditional joke reserved to a "Schpountz" (naive person): a phoney contract and a departure for Paris.

Keywords: based-on-novel, film-in-film, marseille, provence, remake, rural, urban
Genres: Comedy, Romance,

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1986)

Actors: Liza Lorena (actress), Lucita Soriano (actress), Manny Castañeda (actor), Metring David (actress), Vilma Santos (actress), Snooky Serna (actress), Roy Alvarez (actor), Eddie Garcia (actor), Richard Gomez (actor), Gabby Concepcion (actor), Chanda Romero (actress), Flora Gasser (actress), Rosemarie Gil (actress), Romeo Rivera (actor), Maricel Soriano (actress),

Genres: ,

Pati ba pintig ng puso? (1985)

Actors: Tony Gloria (producer), Edu Manzano (actor), Vic del Rosario Jr. (producer), Evelyn Vargas (actress), Gabby Concepcion (actor), Eddie Garcia (actor), Charito Solis (actress), Rey 'PJ' Abellana (actor), Naty Santiago (actress), Romeo Rivera (actor), Dina Bonnevie (actress), Sharon Cuneta (actress), Rosemarie Gil (actress), Vangie Labalan (actress), William C. Leary (producer),

Plot: When Aldrin returns from the States, everyone is as ecstatic as his grandfather. But his reason for going home is not because of his lolo but his sister who is in an asylum. His vow is to take her away from their grandftaher who caused the early death of their parents. To avenge for what happened to his family, Aldrin plans a final revenge and that's when Jenna comes into his life.

Keywords: based-on-comic-book
Genres: Drama,

Die Enthüllung (1969)

Actors: Egon von Jordan (actor), Walter Davy (producer), Erni Mangold (actress), Guido Wieland (actor), Karl Fochler (actor), Bernhard Wicki (actor), Kurt Jaggberg (actor), Oskar Wegrostek (actor), Kurt Sowinetz (actor), Franz Stoss (actor), Theodor Grädler (director), Erich Auer (actor), Anaid Iplicjian (actress), Hannes Schiel (actor), Günther Haenel (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)

Actors: Jeanne Crain (actress), Juliet Prowse (actress), Alan Young (actor), Jeanne Crain (actress), Alan Young (actor), Alan Young (actor), Scott Brady (actor), Ferdy Mayne (actor), Guy Middleton (actor), Eric Pohlmann (actor), Leonard Sachs (actor), Robert Favart (actor), Michael Balfour (actor), Rudy Vallee (actor), Jane Russell (actress),

Genres: Comedy, Musical,
Taglines: See 'em sizzle in the big, buxom, beautiful musical!

Quotes:

Connie Jones: Dreams? I'm having nightmares in CinemaScope!

Lovely to Look at (1952)

Actors: Manuel París (actor), Harold Miller (actor), John Maxwell (actor), Alphonse Martell (actor), Howard Keel (actor), George Davis (actor), Jean De Briac (actor), André Charlot (actor), James Conaty (actor), Jean Del Val (actor), Marcel Dalio (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Sam Harris (actor), Thomas Browne Henry (actor), Red Skelton (actor),

Plot: Al Marsh, Tony Naylor and Jerry Ralby, Broadway producers, are desperately looking for backers. Al is one of the heirs of a dress salon in Paris, but this is almost bankrupt. The two other heiresses, Stephanie and Clarisse and the three producers are able to convince the creditors to back a fashion show there. Things become complicated, when Al and Tony fall in love with Stephanie and Al's New York girl friend Bubbles arrives.

Keywords: american-abroad, based-on-novel, based-on-stage-musical, business, chorus-girl, inheritance, paris-france, title-based-on-song
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance,
Taglines: M-G-M's Technicolor spectacle! Jerome Kern's music!

Les maudits (1947)

Actors: Jeanne Herviale (actress), Michel Auclair (actor), Jacques Companéez (writer), René Clément (director), Marcel Dalio (actor), René Clément (writer), Henri Jeanson (writer), Fosco Giachetti (actor), Claude Vernier (actor), Roger Dwyre (editor), André Paulvé (producer), Jacques Rémy (writer), Henri Vidal (actor), Paul Bernard (actor), Michel Safra (producer),

Plot: Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last day, a group of Nazis and sympathizers (a Wehrmacht general, an SS leader and his "assistant", an Italian industrialist and his wife who is also the general's lover, a French collaborator) board a submarine that will take them to South America, where they hope to find shelter. While they sail off the shores of liberated Royan they manage to kidnap a French doctor to have him look after a wounded passenger. Dr Guilbert will be forced to share the restricted space of the submarine with the fugitives. The atmosphere soon becomes unbreathable...

Keywords: boat, cat, doctor, evil-man, german-submarine, murder, murder-disguised-as-suicide, mutiny, nazi, stabbed-in-the-back
Genres: Drama,

It Started with Eve (1941)

Actors: Richard Carle (actor), Sig Arno (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), John Banner (actor), Leon Belasco (actor), Walter Catlett (actor), Chick Chandler (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Robert Cummings (actor), George Davis (actor), Jack Byron (actor), John Eldredge (actor), Alexander Granach (actor),

Plot: A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy. However, the old man's health takes a turn for the better and now his son doesn't know how to break the news that he's engaged to someone else, especially since his father is so taken with the impostor.

Keywords: bellboy, butler, cigar-smoking, dance-number, deception, doctor, father-son-relationship, fiancee, grand-piano, hotel-lobby
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance,
Taglines: The Most Romantic Riot Since Eve Gave Adam the Applesauce! Get delirious with Deanna! Get laughing with Laughton! Get romantic with Robert!

Quotes:

[first lines]::Newspaper Editor: Ain't it pretty!::[shows staff the newspaper's front page mock-up with screamer headline "JONATHAN REYNOLDS DEAD"]

[examing old newspaper photographs of Jonathan Reynolds Sr]::First assistant editor: Well, his inheritance tax ought to make the country even.::Second assistant editor: He was born too late. Two hundred years ago, he would have been a pirate - Captain Kidd, himself!::Third assistant editor: Look at that stomach. I saw him at a banquet once. He didn't order a steak - he ordered a cow!

[praying]::Newspaper Editor: As long as he has to go, please let him go no later than 9:20 - that dirty Herald has been getting all the breaks::[phone rings]::Newspaper Editor: Yeah? What do you mean he isn't dead yet? Frank, I gotta have some action!

[to his dying father]::Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Oh, say, the fishing in Mexico - there's nothing like it. It's not really fishing... it's kind of big game hunting. They have fish with teeth and horns - a throwback to the buffalo. You go out in a boat and the fish charge at you. You just got to catch 'em in self-defense. You and I and two machine guns are going down there next month.

[two tycoons leave Anne a paltry tip]::Anne Terry: This must be a new five-dollar coin they're putting out... it looks like the same old dime to me.

[Doctor Harvey disposes of Jonathan Sr.'s forbidden cigar]::Jonathan Reynolds: Hey, that's a two-dollar cigar!::Dr. Harvey: Where'd you get it?::Anne Terry: Don't look at me - I smoke a pipe.

[Jonny drags Anne off the train to pose as his fiancee again, leaving her friends open-mouthed]::Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Come on, I'll give you another fifty dollars!::Jenny: Well, what do you know!::Jackie Donovan: Don't worry, Jenny, it's platonic. He wants her for his father.

Jonathan Reynolds: The trouble with being sick is you have to associate with doctors.

Jackie Donovan: I was just telling you about the fellow I used to go with. Turns out he was fickle - he married his fiancee.

Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Oh, I think you have a nice room. It's... different.::Anne Terry: Uh-huh. On a clear day you can see all the way across it.