If you’re as stoked for RARE EXPORTS as I am then reading about this line-up of showtime locations will be a gem for you. Of course, if you’re more towards the center of the states or down south like I am then we might need to talk about carpooling. Meanwhile those who do live in the vicinity of New York, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania can rest a bit easier now. RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE is coming to you!
Down below is the list of showtimes along with tons of awesome stuff below that. Check them out and get your tickets. This gal’s going to fly high this holiday seasons and I’m betting for a tight entry if not an almost “hard to get in” flick.
12/03/10 – New York, NY – IFC Center
12/10/10 – Los Angeles, CA – Laemmle Sunset 5
12/10/10 – Los Angeles, CA – Laemmle Playhouse
12/10/10 – Minneapolis, MN – Landmark Lagoon
12/17/10 – Berkeley, CA – Landmark Shattuck
12/17/10 – Boston, MA – Landmark Kendall Square
12/17/10 – San Francisco, CA – Landmark Opera Plaza
12/17/10 – Washington, DC – E Street
12/22/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Landmark Ritz Bourse
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. The flick stars actors Tommi Korpela, Per Christian Ellefsen, Jorma Tommila alongside Director Jalmari Helander.