Maybe at polish standards this is a jewel, i cant really compare since i think this was my first polish. Factbased world war ii story set on christmas eve, 1944, finds a german mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. This is a mexican film, and some spanish language appears, but most of it is in a mennonite dialect, a kind of country german carried over by russian immigrants. A loose remake of the film, titled silent night, was released on december 4, 2012, starring jaime king and malcolm mcdowell. Silent night is a factbased 2002 television film set on christmas eve in 1944, during the battle of the bulge of world war ii.
Luz silenciosa is a 2007 film written and directed by carlos reygadas. And if this movie ever deserved an official website, this one would be it. Silent night, deadly night is an american horror film series consisting of six slasher films. When she is invaded by three american soldiers and then three german soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a christmas dinner. Through his art and skill, preisner has made us a gift. Movie linda hamilton silent night dailymotion video. Silent light demands patience and rewards willing viewers with a compassionate and beautifully filmed look at the human condition. This movie is like meditating, you need to surrender to it, ignore what your mind is telling you about what a movie should be, surrender to the slowness first and then to the lack of almost everything we are normally used to in a movie.
The movie is based on a true story and is very similar to the 1914 christmas truce in a way. Silent night is a suspenseful and deeply thought provoking movie based on a true story. Silent night 2012 12 out of 4 the long awaited remake of silent night, deadly night has a small town coming under attack from a maniac in a santa claus outfit. Silent light tells the story of johan, a married man who against the laws of his faith and traditional beliefs, falls in love with another woman, thus facing an internal dilemma, whether to betray. Anyways, this christmas special i just saw is called silent night. Its impossible to prise apart the real, the spiritual and the elemental in silent light, a tragic drama of love, routine, adultery and gods will that plays out in a community of. We must act on it or suffer, and sometimes because we act, others suffer. A volunteer at a housing shelter falls in love with an illegal immigrant. A german mother, elisabeth vincken linda hamilton, who had already lost her eldest son in the battle of stalingrad and whose husband is a cook serving in the german army, and her younger son, fritz, are seeking. With linda hamilton, matthew harbour, romano orzari, alain goulem. Although at times the dialogue is a bit cheesy and awkward, the kill sequences are. The movies intended audience will likely be satisfied by its parade of gory mayhem, cheap thrills and groanworthy dark humor.
Silent light is a solemn and profound film about a man transfixed by love, which causes him. The toy maker, however, are entirely different, and each focuses on a different christmasthemed horror story. The first film in the series, silent night, deadly night 1984, originally titled slay ride, tells the story of billy, a young man who experiences a psychotic break and goes on a murder spree dressed as santa claus. Miller and starring jaime king, malcolm mcdowell, donal logue, brendan fehr, and ellen wong.
Silent night 2002 cast and crew on christmas eve, a woman linda hamilton and her son matthew harbour welcome american and german soldiers into their cottage during world war ii. Fitting for any time of year really, but especially good for christmas. The remake of silent night, deadly night is a much darker update of the 1984 controversial classic slasher film. Silent light 2007 i dont think you should prejudge this film by director carlos reygadass known stylelots of long, matter of fact takes, and mostly amateur actors. If its good than ill definitely pick it up when its released, hell, if its mediocre ill still pick it up.
I will be telling the ending of this movie, just to warn you in case you may one day want to see it. Because to me silent night was just an average movie, nothing to be thrilled about. But instead of elaborating, id like to introduce everyone to an impressive website. The powerful true story behind the most popular christmas carol of all time.
The sounds of crickets, lowing of cattle, and an occasional bird cry. Cornelio wall, maria pankratz, miriam toews, peter wall, jacobo klassen, elizabeth fehr, jacques brel, carlos reygadas. Heres a warm breathtaking clip from my all time favourite christmas movie fred claus always provoke tearful bliss anytime i watch it. Silent night 2002 on christmas eve, a woman linda hamilton and her son matthew harbour welcome american and german soldiers into their cottage during world war ii. We pattern our lives after the artificial scales measured by the clock, by the calendar that tells us when to celebrate and the. Its one of those movies i just watch to kill time and that i will completely forget about it the next day. Johan cornelio wall fehr and esther miriam toews have been married for years. It reflects the true message of christmas in an unexpected and challenging way. The plot follows a series of murders that occur in a small new england town on christmas eve. This brisk reimagining of the 1984 slasher silent night, deadly night delivers the seasonal goods with admirable efficiency and not a little wit. A stunning, hypnotic, transcendent, spiritual experience on the human condition. And aside from the poor film quality looking at a lot of black footage, it was an interesting film. The film stars patrick oneal and cult actress mary woronov in leading roles, with john carradine in a supporting performance. The other problem is that theres a santa costume contest going on so every man in town is wearing the outfit so its up to a deputy jaime king and sheriff malcolm mcdowell to crack the case.
When she is invaded by three american soldiers and then three german soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening. The morning darkness of dawn breaking into the light of day only to end with twilight merging into the night. In 1818, when joseph mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in oberndorf, a small austrian town near salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. After his parents were murdered, a tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the m.
The ridiculously grimy and disgusting outlook of the movie screams overstylized silent night is a remake of silent night, deadly night in so much that it features a man in a santa suit who kills people he deems naughty, and thats about all that even resembles the source material. A pretty straightforward remake of the sicko seasonal 1984 classic silent night, deadly night, this is all just insane enough, meanspirited enough, and sadistic enough, to tickle genre fans looking for a nofoolingaround good time. It is challenging because it is very unsatisfying to the 5 senses we are used to overfeed. Silent night, bloody night is a 1972 american slasher film directed by theodore gershuny and coproduced by lloyd kaufman.
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