Chris’ friend, Christian, made another movie, this one about the circumstances surrounding the carol “Silent Night” being written. It was a made-for-tv movie commissioned by BYU-TV, and he had a special screening of it here in Zurich for those of us who wanted to see it. It was on a school night, but we thought it would be a special outing and made an exception.
Our kids were some of the only ones there, probably due to the starting time of 7:30! But they were very well behaved and loved the show. They were especially excited because it was the same theater in which we saw one of his other movies, “Joseph Smith and the Golden Plates”. This time we sat up in the balcony, which was a new experience that they loved. They could see the screen easily, with no big heads in the way, and we were right by the exit in case someone needed a bathroom break. 🙂
After the movie and question and answer session following was over, we were able to buy our very own DVD, signed by the director. 😉 We also picked up another one of his movies, “The Letter Writer” and they are both Sunday afternoon favorites of the kids. They quote the “Silent Night” movie all.the.time. It does bug them that the actors speak English with such strong German accents. “Why can’t they just speak German?” they often lament. But since the movie was paid for by Americans and made for Americans, it needed to be in English.
They all were very sleepy in the car on the way home, and the next morning when it was time to get up for school, but it was definitely worth it. What a great way to celebrate the season!