A Christmas Tale – Rare Exports (2010)

A Christmas Tale – Rare Exports: Directed by Jalmari Helander. With Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen. In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.

“This is a great movie. It would have been impossible for Hollywood to have made this movie. They would have needed a huge special effects budget, and the continuity people would never have allowed it through. They would have played it as a goofy comedy. Thankfully it was made in Finland. If the Americans decide to do a remake, make sure you see the original first.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs it is, it is thoroughly clever, and wonderfully naively charming. The director had an idea, and chose an optimum path to realise that idea – a very tricky feat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m from Australia, but I couldnu0026#39;t help wondering if Finnish people and New Zealanders are similar.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBTW, count the women who appear in the movie.”