Christmas melodramas are created in order to further strengthen the feeling of a fabulous and unforgettable holiday. The atmosphere and New Year's entourage have to empathize with the heroes who have learned the mysterious and magical power of love. One always wants to think that a fairy tale, embodied on the screen, will certainly happen in reality. Here is a list of the best domestic and foreign paintings based on New Year's and Christmas themes.
“Real Love” (2003)
The best Christmas melodramas always contain comedy elements. The viewer is not interested in shedding tears during the holidays. At the same time, I want to laugh heartily. Director Richard Curtis was able to masterfully cope with the task. The original idea of the film tells the viewer immediately about ten pre-Christmas stories developing in parallel.
The main message of the picture is that love can find people everywhere. For this feeling, there are no barriers in the form of statuses, ranks and ages. Christmas melodramas can be watched at any time of the year, because they can cheer you up. If you are depressed, turn on “Real Love” and enjoy the magnificent script, the unrivaled acting of the actors and many different stories. In favor of the film says the star cast: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Emma Thomston, Keira Knightley and others.
Surviving Christmas (2004)
Why are Christmas melodramas filmed ? Foreign screenwriters want to draw public attention to family values, to the problems of loneliness in this hectic world. The painting “Surviving Christmas” tells about a successful entrepreneur who broke up with his beloved on the eve of the holiday. Now he has to give gifts to himself.
Not wanting to be alone, Drew Latham goes to his childhood home. Realizing that other people can live there for a long time, an enterprising businessman is ready to promise a substantial reward for letting them go for several days. In fact, the Valko family is notorious psychopaths. Frequent quarrels and scandals force Drew to act as a peacemaker. As you know, from this unusual situation, the writers squeezed the maximum. The main roles in the film were played by Ben Affleck and Christina Applegate.
“Exchange Holidays” (2006)
As we have said, at any time of the year you can enjoy watching Christmas melodramas. The list of our paintings is continued by the romantic tape “Vacation on exchange”. A simple story tells of two women who decided to break off their previous relationship. Such unlike in temperament and lifestyle friends unfortunately get to know each other on the Internet. The next step of Iris and Amanda is to exchange housing with each other for a couple of weeks. Thus, the girls plan to take a break from the problems.
Of course, this situation also occurs on Christmas Eve. The main characters, whose roles were played by Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, still do not suspect that they travel several thousand kilometers from home to meet their own happiness. Christmas melodramas show us that everything is possible in this life. The main male roles were played by Jude Law and Jack Black, also completely different from each other.
The Four Christmases (2008)
Family values are paramount in this film. A young couple, Brad and Kate have been living side by side for three years. Lovers do not dare to legalize relations, as they are supporters of the theory that marriage is a relic of the past. Each of them has before their eyes an example of their own parents, whose relationship did not stand the test of time.
As you know, Christmas melodramas are aimed at debunking modern stereotypes. The couple will have to visit four places at once for Christmas - those in which each of their parents now lives. Will this unusual journey be able to turn young people's ideas about marriage? The roles in the film were played by Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall and others.
“My Boyfriend is an Angel” (2011)
This New Year's Russian tape has a fantastic plot. Indeed, in real life, a girl cannot meet an angel, let alone fall in love with him. The picture contains a deep meaning and philosophical implication. People think that angels can be sent to earth for a reason, they carry a symbol of change.
You just need to open your soul and heart to new discoveries. However, a simple girl and an angel cannot be together. Having fulfilled his mission, protecting the heroine from troubles and evil thoughts, teaching her to love, he will definitely come back. The roles in this New Year's melodrama were brilliantly performed by Arthur Smolyaninov, Anna Starshenbaum, Igor Puskepalis, Gosha Kutsenko, Ivan Okhlobystin,
Ekaterina Vulichenko and others.
Carnival Night (1956)
This cute Soviet film became instantly popular. He was immediately dismantled for quotes, and the famous song about five minutes, performed by Lyudmila Gurchenko, has since been chanted many times. This brilliant film revealed to our public the directorial talent of Eldar Ryazanov and the artistic talent of the then very young Lyudmila Gurchenko.
We believe that our list of New Year and Christmas melodramas is in full glory, and it would not be complete without this wonderful old masterpiece. The plot of the film will be relevant at all times. This tape is about how subtly and witty young people are ready to fight the arbitrariness of the responsible person, bureaucrat and official, especially if such an important event as the New Year's meeting is at stake.
The Wizards (1982)
Next in line on our list is another classic Soviet production, which incorporates the elements of mysticism, so popular in the 80s. This film is based on the story of the Strugatsky brothers. In a scientific institution where wizards serve, intrigues, backstage games and envy settled. Only now, despite the "technical" overlays in the manufacture of the magic wand, lovers will be able to overcome all the obstacles to happiness. The roles in the film “Wizards” were performed by Alexander Abdulov, Alexander Yakovleva, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Semyon Farada, Valentin Gaft and other famous performers.
Intuition (2001)
Today we are talking about Christmas melodramas. Foreign films often have a straightforward scenario. Relations started on the eve of Christmas often have a great future. It seems to these people - Jonathan and Sarah - that they found a friend arc in the crowd at the Christmas sale. By chance exchanging telephones, young people are sure that they will certainly meet again. However, circumstances are sometimes too insidious and unpredictable. The main roles in the film were played by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
This is a touching story that you can fall in love with a voice heard on the radio. Baltimore-based journalist Annie heard on the radio on her way home how the boy John made a Christmas wish for his dad a widower to find his wife. However, the matter is complicated by the fact that the holder of the voice lives in Seattle. The boy’s heartbreaking pleas force Annie to travel to another continent. The roles of lovers in the film were performed by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
"Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!" (1975)
Today we present to our readers a list of “New Year and Christmas melodramas”. It is impossible to imagine Russian and Soviet films without the traditional film Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath! Not a single New Year feast in our country can do without the touching history of Zhenya and Nadia. This film has it all: comic scenes, instructive life situations, touching feelings and the inevitable separation. The spectator will never cease to admire this ingenious creation of Eldar Ryazanov.