Le Mensonge de Noël

My wife and I watch a variety of Christmas movies each season - this one we viewed for the 1st time and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is my top favorite. Tim Matheson and Melissa Sue Gilbert have perfect chemistry in this movie...they are PERFECT for each other and appear completely natural. If you want to watch a great Christmas movie that will warm the soul...this is the one!! The story is that the Bean Tractor Co. is having financial issues and may need to layoff or close the plant. Tim (Jake) is chosen to go to the Athens, Nebraska plant unannounced to see what his thoughts are as he is a senior executive. He meets lovely Melissa Sue after his car skids off the road in a snowstorm several days before Christmas...the chemistry between them starts right away - two hearts meeting. Merry Christmas to all in 2008!

"A Holiday for Love" (that's the title under which I saw this movie on Freevee) turned out to be a very nice surprise. I just finished reading Tim Matheson's autobiography "Damn Glad to Meet You" (It's a very good read by the way) so I checked his filmography looking for a Christmas and I came across "A Holiday for Love". I wasn't expecting much but the movie won me over pretty quickly. The cast is very likeable and they all do a nice job, even non-actor Travis Tritt does a nice job. Sure, the movie gets a little silly/corny at times but who cares. It's a Christmas movie. I plan on watching this one again.

This wonderful movie is available through Amazon. Use the title Holiday For Love. That's where I got mine. It's one of my very favorites! Melissa Gilbert is so believable in this movie. It's one of her best - and she has a long list of great movies!! She's one of my favorite actresses of all time. Michelle Tractenberg (plays her daughter, Noel) is also absolutely great. What a natural little actress she was at the time this movie was made. She was in Ice Princess a few years ago. She's grown up and is still a beautiful and accomplished actress. If you haven't seen this movie, get a copy right away. I'm sure it will be one of your favorites, too! C. Rutherford

I saw this film some time ago on Sky TV and loved it so much that I wanted to go and buy but alas it is not purchasable. I thought the romance between Tim Matheson and Melissa Gilbert was realistic and had a real feel good factor about it, in fact the whole film did. Isn't Tim Matheson wonderful!!!

This is one of the better Christmas movies made way back in the last century yet still holds up today. Starring Tim Matheson and Melissa Gilbert.

As far as the goof everyone is pointing out when Jake uses the phone in his hotel, it's obvious that the phone has no cord attached. I guess that means it's a cordless phone!