Underplayed Gems

The Christmas Tree (1969)

The Christmas Tree poster
Original title
L'Arbre de Noël
Directed by
Terence Young
Genre
drama film, Christmas film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
G
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A widowed father learns his young son has only a short time to live. He tries to make the boy's final Christmas as happy as possible.

sentimentaltragicslowemotionalsadfamily-centeredpoignant

What happens

L'Arbre de Noël (internationally released as The Christmas Tree) is a 1969 French-Italian drama film directed by Terence Young and starring William Holden, Bourvil and Virna Lisi. It was defined as "the most tearful film of sixties". The film was co-produced by Italy where it was released as L'albero di Natale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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