Noel is an American drama filmed by director Chazz Palmintieri in 2004 .
| Noel | |
|---|---|
| English Noel | |
 | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Chazz Palmintieri |
| Producer | Al Corley Howard Rosenman |
| Author script | David hubbard |
| In the main cast | Penelope Cruz Susan Sarandon Paul Walker Alan Arkin |
| Operator | Russell Carpenter |
| Composer | Alan Mencken |
| Film company | A Neverland Films / Zvi Howard Rosenman Production |
| Duration | 90 min |
| A country |  USA  Canada |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 2004 |
| IMDb | ID 0383534 |
Content
Story
Christmas in New York is the most wonderful time of the year. Thousands of Christmas trees are lit all over the city, creating a sense of peace and happiness. However, for some people this is not enough. They are waiting for something incredible, magical, to escape from everyday worries and hard memories ...
Beauty Nina ( Penelope Cruz ) should soon marry policeman Mike ( Paul Walker ), but after another fit of jealousy, the girl leaves him. Arriving at her relatives, she meets with Rosa ( Susan Sarandon ), a forty-year-old publisher who has been compelled to look after her sick mother Helen for the past ten years, and therefore does not develop relations with men. And then Rose is confronted with a miracle that began in a neighboring chamber. At this time, Mike himself suffers the persecution of Artie ( Alan Arkin ) - an elderly cafe owner who is sure that after reincarnation his wife’s soul found itself in the body of a policeman.
After Artie has a heart attack, Mike takes the old man to the hospital, where crank Jules ( Marcus Thomas ) also came, ready to injure himself to spend Christmas at the hospital, like fourteen years ago - the best Christmas in his life ...
All these meetings change the lives of heroes. As a result, they understand what they want from life: they simply try to find their human happiness and share it with others, because they know Christmas is the time when wishes come true ...
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Penelope Cruz | Nina Vasquez |
| Susan Sarandon | Rose collins |
| Paul Walker | Mike Riley |
| Robin Williams | Charlie boyd |
| Rachelle Lefebvre | Holly |
| Alan Arkin | Artie Venicelos |
| Chazz Palminteri | Arizona |
| Marcus Thomas | Jules Calvert |
| John Doman | Dr. Matthew Baron |
| Daniel Sanjata | Marco |
| Sonya Marinelli | Denis |
| Billy Porter | Randy |
| Carmen Ejogo | Dr. Batista |
Interesting Facts
- The slogan of the picture: "Miracles are closer than you think ...".
- The film was released on DVD two days after the start of the show in movie theaters.
- Filming took place in New York (New York) and Montreal (Quebec, Canada).
- To get to the set in the city of Toronto , Ontario, Canada , Susan Sarandon had to spend 45 minutes by plane to fly there from New York, where she lived. One of the trips was a 14-hour test for the actress, since all flights on the East Coast were canceled due to a blizzard.
Soundtrack
- Angels We Have Heard on High by Daughters of St. Paul choir
- Micaela by Sonora Carruseles
- “ Joy to the World ” and “ O Christmas Tree ” by Sidney James
- "Do Love You" by Adrian Painter
- “Something” by The Cary Brothers
- "The First Noel" performed by Gina Rene & Gabriel Rene
- Silent Night and Good King Wenceslas by Arthur Holden
- “Winter Light” by Adam Pascal
As well as Three Kings , Deck the Halls, We Wish You a Merry Christmas , Greensleeves , Letras de Taberna and Home for the Holidays .