A christmas tale 2010 jalmari helander on allmovie jalmari helanders playfully audacious. Throughout december, the chronicle film team is highlighting some of our favorite. The scenes between he and his father are beautiful and heart felt as. Rare exports comes close, but in the end it just never hit that level for me. A christmas tale was released in 2010 on friday, december 3, 2010 in limited movie theaters. Gremlins, silent night, deadly night, black christmas, rare exports, christmas evil and krampus are all mustwatches every december, and the list goes on from there. An elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the christmas season. The end gets a little silly, but the building tension of the first two acts allows for some deliciously creepy moments and a true feeling of dread. A christmas tale was a finnish film released in 2010 and based upon helanders short films rare exports, inc. A christmas tale, its not just important to believe in santa claus you must also fear him. This funky but anticlimactic yuletide tale from cult finnish director jalmari helander reminds you santa is an anagram of satan. Its the eve of christmas in northern finland and an archaeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus. Back in the day, viewers from finland had to report to a special section of the nowdefunct roofless forum for.
Rare exports yify subtitles download, yts subtitles rare exports in any format. 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. But this particular santa isnt the one you want coming to town. A christmas tale is a rather brilliant lump of coal for your stocking hung by the fireside with care. A sweet sentimental christmas story like much of the offerings from hollywood, rare exports. Though it never reaches its full potential, rare exports still remains an entertainingly lurid little christmas treat thanks to its great production value and fresh take on the ever popular evil santa subgenre that should fit in well within everyones holiday horror collection. 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.
Jorma tommila, peeter jakobi, onni tommila, jalmari helander. How else to explain an rrated santa claus origin story crossed with the thing 1982. Set in the korvatunturi mountains in the lead up to christmas, an archaeological dig has unearthed the aeons old original santa claus, who is nothing like the cocacola created santa that has been accepted as the template for jolly old. Written and directed by jalmari helander, rare exports. Its the eve of christmas in northern finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus.
With his allseeing omniscience and ability to sneak into houses at night, santa can be one scary dude. Rare exports is a feature length movie from finland, based on an original short idea from the same director. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including the warriors way, black swan and all good things. Rare exports is an enormously entertaining and unpredictable yuletide romp packed with sly wit, solid scares and naked. With jorma tommila, onni tommila, peeter jakobi, tommi korpela. The official safety instructions, by jalmari helander and juuso helander, both of which involve a company. A christmas tale stars onni tommila, jorma tommila, ilmari jarvenpaa, peeter jakobi the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a. 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. A christmas tale featurette blood in the snow featurette on the preliminary concept. A christmas tale 2010 starring per christian ellefsen and peeter jakobi on dvd and bluray.
A christmas tale was in production and in christmas 2010 it was released simultaneously in finland, norway, germany, uk, us and australia. On christmas eve in finland, santa claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. 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. 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. A christmas tale is a wildly original reimagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies and a darkly comic gem. This funky but anticlimactic yuletide tale from cult finnish director jalmari helander reminds you. A christmas tale 2010 jalmari helander on allmovie christmas takes a turn for the grim when a team. A christmas tale to be a wonderfully entertaining christmas movie and if youre like me and enjoy a dash of dark comedic horror with your holiday spirit this is just the ticket. Staring risto salmi, jonathan hutchings, peeter jakobi and ilmari jarvenpaa. That does not make rare exports any less fun than its predecessors, at least for a little while. The two original short films that inspired the film.
Its the eve of christmas in northern finland, and an archeological dig has just. When all 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. A christmas tale finlandnorwayfrancesweden production. A christmas tale is streaming now on amazon prime and shudder, and available on dvd and bluray. 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. I just recently caught a screening of rare exports.
A christmas tale 2010 a young boy named pietari onni tommila and his friend juuso ilmari jarvenpaa think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern. A c hristmas 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. And he doesnt give a sht its the eve of christmas in northern finland and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus. Rare exports is a rare christmas gem, as not only is it a darkly original comedic tale but has a lead in the form of young onni tommila who exceeds all expectations of a child actor. Were also giving away movie posters from this unique holiday tale arriving on bluray and dvd october 25.
On christmas eve in far north lapland, an archaeological dig unearths a centuries old secret buried 500 metres underground the real santa claus. It is based on a series of short films by jalmari and his brother juuso. Considering the foreboding finnish landscape, the extensive reindeer carnage and that notably tall, emaciated, naked elderly elf, its readily apparent that rare exports. A christmas tale is a 2010 finnish horror film directed by jalmari helander. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture santa and, with the help of fellow hunters, they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. This started it all and the shitstorm still rages 15 years later. Directed by jalmari helander and starring tommi korpela, per christian ellefsen, jorma tommila and jonathan hutchings.
This christmas everyone will believe in santa claus. The young star onni tommila steals the movie, which cant be easy when youre sharing scenes with hundreds of naked santas. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of christmas. On the eve of christmas a young boy sets out to discover the truth behind several strange goings on in his small isolated village. Jalmari helanders playfully audacious directorial debut, rare exports, does such a wonderful, effortless job of recapturing that slightly dangerous, prepc reckless streak that made such 80sera kid flicks as e.