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OSC-034
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Dir. Jalmari Helander
In Theaters 12/03/10 On DVD 10/25/11 On DVD & Blu Ray Combo 10/25/11
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IN THEATERS
Date City, ST Theater 12/02/2011 Denver, CO Denver Film Center 12/02/2011 Keene, NH Putnam Screening Room 12/03/2011 Louisville, KY Baxter Ave 12/05/2011 Hyattsville, MD Busboys and Poets 12/09/2011 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater 12/09/2011 Champaign, IL Art Theatre 12/09/2011 Dormont, PA Hollywood Theatre 12/09/2011 Omaha, NE Dundee 12/09/2011 Seattle, WA SIFF 12/11/2011 Washington, DC Busboys and Poets 12/12/2011 Anchorage, AK Bear Tooth Theatre 12/13/2011 Minneapolis, MN Trylon 12/15/2011 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Film Society 12/15/2011 Ogden, UT Art House Cinema 12/16/2011 Boston, MA Brattle 12/16/2011 Corvallis, OR Darkside Cinema 12/16/2011 Juneau, AK Gold Town Nickelodeon 12/16/2011 Knoxville, TN Downtown 12/16/2011 Memphis, TN Brooks Museum 12/16/2011 Mobile, AL Crescent 12/16/2011 Portland, OR Regal Fox Tower 12/16/2011 Traverse City, MI State Theatre 12/18/2011 Shirlington, VA Busboys and Poets 12/20/2011 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero 12/23/2011 Dallas, TX Texas Theatre 12/23/2011 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Film Society 12/26/2011 Washington, DC Busboys and Poets -
SYNOPSIS
It's the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an 'archeological' dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn't the one you want coming to town. 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 multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. Santa's elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare – a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality.
RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE is a re-imagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies, and is a darkly comic gem soon to be required perennial holiday viewing.
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Cast
Pietari Onni Tommila Rauno Jorma Tommila Juuso Ilmari Jarvenpaa Santa Per Christian Ellefsen -
Credits
Directed by Jalmari Helander Written by Jalmari Helander
Edited by Kimmo Taavila Producers Petri Jokiranta
Knut Skoglund
Francois-Xavier Frantz
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DVD Features:
The two original short films in which the Christmas tale was born, Rare Exports Inc. (2003) and Rare Exports - The Official Safety Instructions (2005)
The Making of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
“Blood in the snow” – a look at the concept art
Animatics & computer effects video comparison
Behind the scenes production stills photo gallery
Original theatrical trailer from FinlandExclusive to Blu-ray Release:
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) – a cult classic from the Oscilloscope vault featuring Pia Zadora in her first movie role
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Release Info
Catalog Number: OSC-034
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