Elf movie

Todd Haynes' bittersweet jewel has glam Cate Blanchett and ingenue Rooney Mara falling in love in the tinselly 50s, a must for sophisticated festive film ...

Or the original schmaltz-fest, 1954’s [White Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(film)). As [Blanchett puts it](https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/therese-wait-carol-spoilers), Carol instead “ends with possibility, which is all any love affair can begin with”. The ephemerality, the ambiguous feelings of transition. [Rotten Tomatoes rating](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deck_the_halls): 6%). flung out of space”). No, Carol is the seasonal film for grown-ups. Or [A December Bride](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5739680/) (2016) in which two friends pretending to be a couple … It’s not a film that often comes up as a contender in the debate, and yet it has so much going to recommend it as top of the tree. [the buying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDl-RzN0azk) and decorating of a tree, the parties, the cocktails, the revellers spilling out on to the streets, [the falling snow](https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/sites/sbs.com.au.film/files/carol-backdrop.jpg), the heavy coats and scarves, the visible breath in the cold air. But there’s also a road trip (including packed sandwiches) and stays in gritty, depressing motels. “I like the hat,” Carol teases in a whisper as she leaves, after some classic staring at lips and brushing of hands. What’s the greatest Christmas film of all time?