A christmas tale is a rather brilliant lump of coal for your stocking hung by the fireside with care. In 2003, the finnish commercials production company woodpecker film published the short movie rare exports inc. Oddly enough, some of the film is in english but the majority of it is in finnish. The moon is down 1943 irving pichel, cedric hardwicke, henry travers, lee j.
The 2003 short adapted into a surprising 2010 hit feature. He is a writer and director, known for rare exports. How else to explain an rrated santa claus origin story crossed with the thing 1982. A christmas tale 2010 starring per christian ellefsen and peeter jakobi on dvd and bluray. In fact one theme running through rare exports is that christmas itself has become something of a monster, devouring all in its path and steam rolling over the whole world every 12th month. A christmas tale oscilloscope stars onni tommila, jorma tommila, ilmari jarvenpaa, peeter jakobi director jalmari helandar rating 3. My advice when it comes to describing rare exports to someone whos never seen it is to not even mention the santa claus thing.
A film for those who think they dont believe in santa claus anymore. With otso tarkela, tommi korpela, jorma tommila, tazu ovaska. A christmas tale and thousands of other movies and tv shows worldwide. Woodpecker film just before the first snow of winter falls, professional hunters begin their. Rare exports comes close, but in the end it just never hit that level for me. Click an image to open a downloadable full size file in a new window. Rare exports international trailer b 2010 its the eve of christmas in northern finland and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus. Get too far into the details and youll lead someone to think that this is a kids movie or something like silent night, deadly night, both of which are wrong actually, considering that the protagonist. An elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the christmas season.
Rare exports is a rare pleasure indeed, a totally unique look at christmas. A finnish fantasy about the real father christmas is great fun but not for the fainthearted, says philip french. A christmas tale, which tells the untold origin story of santa claus. The etc exports file lists the filesystems that the server will make available for clients to mount and use.
Rare exports is directed by jari helander, showing off what empire s kim newman describes as suspense chops in vintage john carpenter mode. The film proved immensely popular and in 2005 a sequel rare exports. Now helander has made feature film on the same subject matter, its played the film festival circuits and has been picked up for a theatrical release this december. May 10, 2020 drama, film noir, mystery, thriller richard mason is slightly hurt in a car accident but pretends that his injuries are worse read more. Jalmari helander was born in 1976 in helsinki, finland. A christmas tale isnt available in your country, or you are visiting a country where it isnt, there is still a way to watch it. One of the films i really enjoyed at the 2010 fantastic fest was a finnish movie titled rare exports.
A christmas tale is not the sort mommy is likely to be kissing beneath the mistletoe or anywhere else this year. A christmas tale is a 2010 finnish fantasy film written and directed by jalmari helander about people living near the korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind santa claus. Just before the first snow of winter falls, professional hunters begin their work. Neither animals nor father christmases were hurt badly in the filming of the rare exports. But santas freakish elves will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader, and what ensues is a fantastically bizarre holiday adventure testing the bond of father and son and pitting man against mythology. Quick walk through over the two short films which served as the basis for rare exports. Some of the ads are for finnish military, drinks and food stuffs. At just sevenminutes it is the perfect length whilst the film s production values are excellent. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains, 486 metres deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of christmas. Its the eve of christmas in northern finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus.
Offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film rare exports eine weihnachtsgeschichte. A christmas tale was first made available on netflix spain on monday, october 19, 2015. But this particular santa isnt the one you want coming to town. The long process of tracking, hunting and transforming this king of the forest into a finished product is a time consuming process, but the final outcome is a reason to celebrate. And while i would hardly classify this as a family friendly film, it wouldnt have hurt if they went just a tad more mean spirited and grim, of which the materials lends itself to. Rare exports discovers a sinister santa in finland. Just say that its a horror flick about monsters in the snow. While this is a very entertaining and humorous short film, it is also worth mentioning that it is a ad for woodpecker film showing their flair, knowhow and expertise. Not meant for the public eye, this film reveals the dark reality of whats wrong with companys product. In 2003 helander and a small crew made a short film entitled rare exports. These images may only be used in relation to the rare exports movie. But deciding that some short films werent enough, jalmari helander decides to make a feature film about his hunters before the events of rare exports inc.
Apart from the inescapable that the movie has santa and reindeer in it, this is a superior horror film, a spoton parody of movies about dead beings brought back to life. With jorma tommila, onni tommila, peeter jakobi, tommi korpela. A christmas tale based on a series of previously released short films is the only movie that can stake the claim of being the first to center on the krampus legend. Not only is it the first film to actually depict the mythical. A christmas tale is a wildly original reimagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies and a darkly comic gem. This christmas everyone will believe in santa claus. Start an into film club or log in to rate this film synopsis a little bit different make that a lot different from your standard christmas movie, this finnish film. Its the eve of christmas in northern finland and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus. With its primitive instincts triggered by bad behaviour of people around it, the. If you wish to permit one or more hosts to nfsmount a directory, you must export it, that is, specify it in the exports file. I love how the little kid becomes a certified badass toward the end, and all because he believed in santa claus the whole time. In rare exports eine weihnachtsgeschichte findet eine firma bei ausgrabungen in finnland spuren vom weihnachtsmann. But this particular santa isn\t the one you want coming to town. A christmas tale is a reimagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies, and is a darkly comic gem soon to be required perennial holiday viewing.
The film is based on the 2003 short film rare exports inc. It\s the eve of christmas in northern finland and an \archeological\ dig has just unearthed the real santa claus. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of christmas. Directed by jalmari helander and starring tommi korpela, per christian ellefsen, jorma tommila and jonathan hutchings. Woodpecker film just before the first snow of winter falls, professional hunters begin their work. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains lies the closest ever guarded secret of christmas.
The movie it self is a work of genius, using finnish. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young pietari and his father rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt to sell santa to the misguided leader of the. This funky but anticlimactic yuletide tale from cult finnish director jalmari helander reminds you. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains, 486 metres deep, lies the closest ever guarded. The official safety instructions, by jalmari helander and juuso helander, both of which involve a company.
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