But santa s 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. With just the right amount of viscera and dread, most of rare exports. In this darkly comic gem, its christmas eve in northern finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed santa claus. When young finnish boy pietari kontio onni tommila makes this stern announcement in rare exports, hes not saying theres no such thing as santa claus. Dec 03, 2010 rare exports takes a look at the darker side of the santa claus myth which is totally real if youre younger than 8 years old by displaying the frightening origins of a magic man who steals. Dec 04, 2010 t here have been some frightening cinematic santas, among them gene hackman as brutal cop popeye doyle disguised as father christmas for a seasonal stakeout in the french connection and billy bob. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of christmas. Woodpecker film just before the first snow of winter falls, professional hunters begin their work. To anyone who wants to watch an offbeat movie for the upcoming holiday season, rare exports.
What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality. A christmas tale is a fun perversion of the holiday movie. The tone turns broad, though, following a jarringly clever twist that launches the final act. Here at ruthless we have had a long and strange relationship with finland. Pietari returns home to read some books about santa claus, which suggest that he was a horned being who whips misbehaving children and boils them in a.
Santa has always been interested in finding out whos naughty and nice, but in. A christmas tale is bythe book horror, despite its wacky premise. Rare exports, the brutal story of where santas really come from. 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. A christmas tale can be a nice mixed bag full of the goodies to be appreciated.
Frequent scenes of moderate threat occur, in which characters are in danger of attack by both human and fantastical enemies. This description of santa claus was introduced in rare exports. It is based on a series of short films by jalmari and his brother juuso. Rare exports is the most disturbingly awesome christmas. The hunters still have the old man in their possession, eyeing a compensatory payoff from the drilling. At the center of the dark finnish fairy tale 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.
A christmas tale is a rather brilliant lump of coal for your stocking hung by the fireside with care. It wouldnt have taken much to turn this into a wacky comedy or. The movie technically functions as an origin story, setting the stage for the santa export. 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. 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. The movie is a dark, amusing horror fantasy with santa claus as a malevolent supernatural entity far different from the one we are familiar with. This research was on the pagan version of santa claus in finland, joulupukki yule goat. When pietaris father and his hunting buddies discover their payload herd of reindeer has been slaughtered and left to rot in a nearby meadow, they assume the megacorporation is responsible. Its a horrorscififamily film hybrid, a demented mutant cousin of amblin entertainment, about a world where the true purpose of santa claus is to be the punisher of naughty children.
The official safety instructions both films are mature the first moreso and classed as dark comedy, made popular due to youtube. A christmas tale finland, 2010 comes from the land of the original father christmas but hes no cuddly old man who hands out presents at christmas. Nov 07, 2010 santa s elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. A christmas tale is not the sort mommy is likely to be kissing beneath the mistletoe or anywhere. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young pietari and his father rauno, a. Sep 07, 2010 rare exports official finnish theatrical trailer. If you andor the young folks in your life like spooky folklore, snowy menace and brave young heroes, rare exports. Rare exports is a finnish fantasy horror in which scientists believe they have discovered the frozen body of santa claus inside a mountain.
A christmas tale posted on monday, october 31st, 2011 by germain lussier if youre feeling a little halloweened out today, maybe jump ahead a few. A christmas tale is a 2010 finnish horror film directed by jalmari helander. Pietari peruses the truth about santa claus, a book illustrated with antiquated sketches of a. A christmas tale, a finnish movie that dares to expose the truth about the holiday seasons most popular geezer. You better watch out, you better not cry, you better pack some dynamite, because santa claus is coming to town in rare exports, a very finnish. A christmas tale is not the sort mommy is likely to be kissing beneath the mistletoe or anywhere else this year. Rare exports is the name of the santa shipping company that the protagonists create in the conclusion.
This funky but anticlimactic yuletide tale from cult finnish director jalmari helander reminds you santa. Dec 30, 2008 although the christmas season is over for this year, i think theres room for one more santa origin tale. And though krampus spends the entirety of the film trapped in that block of ice, which is eventually exploded before it ever has the chance to fully melt, the. In the ancient folklore of finland, santa claus is not the cheery, chubby, redjumpsuited ceo of a panglobal giftdelivery company. Father christmas rare exports villains wiki fandom. But this particular santa isnt the one you want coming to town. A christmas tale in this darkly comic gem, its christmas eve in northern finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed santa claus. In the depths of the korvatunturi mountains, 486 metres deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of christmas. Im tempted to say its like the coen brothers meets how the grinch stole christmas, but rare exports is so original in its feel and approach that ill refrain from such comparisons and. 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. From finnish production company woodpecker films comes this short film on where santas come from. A christmas tale is a fiendishly bizarre finnish export about an evil santa claus and his naked band of marauding elves. Dec 23, 20 rare exports is a rare pleasure indeed, a totally unique look at christmas.
The true triumph of rare exports is how seriously helander treats his subject matter. Rare exports isnt so much a christmas horror movie as it is a dark fantasy based on folk tales. My favorite part of the rare exports movie trailer of course is when santa claus escapes and he is swearing up a storm. Rare exports, who have been delivering real finnish father christmases since 1739. An elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the christmas season. Santa claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. A christmas tale is a wildly original reimagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies and a darkly comic gem destined for perennial holiday viewing. Its the eve of christmas in northern finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed the real santa claus.
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. Father christmas is normally depicted as a sweet and gentle character, however this can not be said for the version found in the short movies rare exports inc and rare exports. Dec 05, 2018 however, this is a monstrous, evil santa, much unlike the cheery st. On christmas eve in finland, santa claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. A christmas tale which is playing at the trylon microcinema in minneapolis is a santa who stands in stark contrast to the jolly old elf. The men believe it was wolves but pietari finds footprints in the snow similar to those he saw in a book about santa claus. This santa claus, who has been buried in a manmade glacier like a wooly mammoth, is a childsnatching demon who punishes the naughty with the help of his army of naked, scraggly old men elves. The name krampus is never actually mentioned in rare exports the monster is referred to simply as santa claus but theres no mistaking the similarities to the alpine legend. The 2003 short adapted into a surprising 2010 hit feature.
Pietari stumbles across a rare old book revealing that the legend of santa claus is actually more sinister than people are normally led to believe. Rare exports discovers a sinister santa in finland. A christmas tale is a wildly original reimagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies and a darkly comic gem. Not meant for the public eye, this film reveals the dark. A christmas tale is a horror comedy from finland that turns the santa claus legend upside down. In this sequel to rare exports inc we are shown the horrendous results of abusing father christmas. Back in the day, viewers from finland had to report to a special section of the nowdefunct roofless forum for. Dec 03, 2010 the santa at the center of 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. For this special christmas supercut, weve assembled some of the sketchier saint nicks of cinematic.
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. Ancient lore had it that this santa, who wreaked yearly. Moody and full of dread, its also great fun with glossy. A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on.
A christmas tale, a finnish film from director jalmari helander, presents its own warped take on the jolly christmas saint. The cocacola santa is just a hoax, says the little boy hero of rare exports. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways. If youre looking for an unconventional christmas movie, youll get it with rare exports. And then theres santa s elves, who are determined to free their leader. Woodpecker film not meant for the public eye, this film reveals the dark reality of whats wrong with companys. How else to explain an rrated santa claus origin story crossed with the thing 1982. An unnerving, funny and inventive santa origins story set on the border between finland and russia, it reminds us that most fairy stories are truly dark. 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 long process of tracking, hunting and transforming this king of the forest into a finished. Director jalmari helander clashes native finnish lore with the cocacola version of santa claus.
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