For this first week of Christmas holidays, we offer you a selection of movies and animated films to watch on TV or on Netflix, enough to keep and entertain the whole family!
On Netflix, some Christmas movie classics
Love Actually
Directed by Richard Curtis in 2003, this film has over the years become a classic in the romantic comedy and Christmas movie category. Through ten distinct stories, love is portrayed in all its forms in this film with a five-star cast (Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley…).
The Polar Express
In this animated film, a young boy doubting the existence of Santa Claus boards a train, the Polar Express, heading to the North Pole. He will meet other youngsters there and gradually realizes the extent of his gifts as the train ventures into enchanted realms.
The Holiday
This romantic comedy has also become a classic Christmas movie and features a beautiful cast (Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, and Jack Black). Here, Amanda, an American, and Iris, an Englishwoman, decide to swap homes without knowing each other after their romantic disappointments. Iris lands in Los Angeles in a luxurious villa, while Amanda arrives in a typically English cottage. The two women enjoy peaceful holidays before being disrupted by the arrival of Iris’s brother into Amanda’s life and Miles into Iris’s life.
And on television…
Bambi
Saturday, December 25th at 9:05 PM on M6
The channel will broadcast this Disney classic, Bambi, the story of a young fawn, the new little prince of the forest, who must learn to fend for himself when his mother is killed by hunters. He then meets Thumper, a young rabbit, and Flower, a skunk, with whom he will have many joyful experiences in the forest.
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
Sunday, December 26th at 9:05 PM on France 2
In 1949, Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot), an unemployed music teacher, agrees to become the supervisor at a boarding school for boys named Fond de l’Étang. He tries to transform the daily life of these young boys, subjected to the ultra-authoritarian system of the director Rachin, by forming a choir and initiating them to music.
The trilogy of The Lord of the Rings
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Monday, December 27th at 3:50 PM on TF1
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Tuesday, December 28th at 3:50 PM on TF1
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Wednesday, December 29th at 3:30 PM on TF1
This week, Middle Earth will be in the spotlight on TF1, sure to delight the whole family.
