Compilation of Christmas melodramas

Melodrama is perhaps the most suitable genre that can give a festive New Year’s mood. And let it be a little naive, a little implausible and sometimes cloyingly romantic … But aren’t we all waiting for a miracle in these pre-holiday days? That is why we decided to dedicate the last issue of the film critic column this year to Christmas melodramas.

Child at Christmas

Incredibly atmospheric Christmas comedy. Her heroine is a young woman named Noemi. She lives in a picturesque town at the foot of a mountain, works as an elementary school teacher and meets with the director of the local branch of the bank, Oliver. The news that the lover is being transferred to work in Geneva coincides with the arrival in the town of Noemi’s former lover, the musician Jan. Moving to Geneva is unacceptable for the girl, because in it she sees the collapse of her career, for which she is even ready to part with Oliver. Meanwhile, Yang doesn’t mind rekindling a relationship with Noemi. However, the girl’s thoughts about her future fate are suddenly interrupted by a 6-month coma, in which she finds herself after an accidental fall from a bridge into the water. Recovering six months later, Noemi discovers that she is pregnant, but she categorically does not remember from whom,

Country: France
Year: 2018
Duration: 93 minutes

Christmas ice cream

Gastronomic Christmas melodrama. Its main character is a young girl, Emily Wile. Together with her mother, she lives on a family farm and is very sad for her deceased father, who was much better at running the family business. The main product that the farm produces is ice cream. However, in the winter around Christmas, things traditionally go badly because ice cream is a seasonal product. Emily even has nothing to pay off with a selfless assistant, while the bank demands repayment of the loan. The situation is further aggravated by the arrival of Emily’s sister, who demands either to sell the farm or pay her her share of the family inheritance. As a result, Emily must find $400,000 by Christmas to save her late father’s life’s work.

Country: USA
Year: 2019
Duration: 87 minutes

Christmas in love

Lyrical good Christmas melodrama. Her heroine is a young woman, Ellie Hartman. She lives in a small American town, works in the personnel department at a local handmade bakery and at the same time enjoys making Christmas decorations. Next to her was the most enviable groom of the town – the brave and sensual policeman Karel. However, Ellie decides that they are too different and offers to break up. Meanwhile, on Christmas Eve, the bakery’s new CEO, Nick, the owner’s son, arrives for an internship. It is set to automate the production of baked goods. Ellie is assigned to oversee his internship. She intends to prove to the "Harvard upstart" how valuable manual labor is, which no soulless machine can replace.

Country: USA
Year: 2018
Duration: 86 minutes

Magic shoes for Christmas

A colorful melodrama imbued with the spirit of the Christmas miracle. Actions take place in the American metropolis. The main character is a young woman named Noel. According to an old family tradition, her grandmother from Holland sends her granddaughter a pair of shoes filled with sweets every year before Christmas. She believes that all the shoes are magical and will bring happiness to Noelle. So this year, in the next shoe gift from her grandmother, the main character goes for gifts to her favorite Reed’s Sweets store. It was here that her parents met. This trip brings Noel an encounter with a store manager that changes her life forever…

Country: USA
Year: 2019
Duration: 87 minutes

Christmas under the stars

Romantic and inspiring melodrama. Her characters are Julie and Nick. They meet on Christmas Eve at a Christmas market in Chicago. Both of them are in a very unenviable position. Julie works as a school astronomy teacher, recently buried her father and is raising her son alone. The situation of a young woman, who is already not easy, is aggravated by problems with health insurance. Nick, being an intelligent financier, is completely unemployed due to a minor miscalculation, which in the future could turn into a profit for his clients. The owner of the Christmas market, who turns out to be Julie’s good old friend, offers Nick to work for him. Unexpectedly, the office clerk accepts this offer, which opens a new promising page not only in his life …

Country: USA
Year: 2019
Duration: 84 minutes

Enjoy watching, with the upcoming holidays and see you next year’s new film critic columns!