In 1950, in a small village called Northern Station, Samuel, a young mailman and his girlfriend, Évelyne, spend hours replying to letters that children have sent to Santa Claus. While delivering the letters on Christmas Eve, Samuel dies of cold in the forest. He finds himself in the magic land of Santa Claus, where he becomes an elf in charge of answering Santa’s mail. Fifty years later, Samuel opens a letter from Satia, a young girl from Northern Station who asks Santa Claus if he will save her grandmother, who is seriously ill. With the help of his friend, Howie, the young elf decides to go to the village for grant the child’s wish. However, it turns out that Satia’s grandmother is none other than Évelyne.
Jean-Claude Lord
Director
Benoît Brière
Le Père Noël
Catherine Florent
Bianca la fée
Xavier Morin-Lefort
Samuel
Lansana Kourouma
Howie
Roxane Gaudette-Loiseau
Evelyne
Renée Claude
Evelyne, grand mère
Jean-Claude Germain
Edgar
Louis-Georges Girard
Notaire Boiclaire
Gaston Lepage
Henri Bilodeau
Nathalie Simard
Comète
Fayolle Jean Jr
Lutin pessimiste
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
The Invitation takes a creeping look at two simple premises: reuniting with forgotten friends and new-age spiritualism. Though one seems a bit scarier than the other, the film heightens social awkwardness to a macabre level that puts an uncomfortable look on when the social taboo of grief is put on public display.
A family adventure film that features Hawaiian culture with a representative director and a diverse cast.
This fantasy musical movie is an origin story about the title character.
It's good for your film viewing needs, but isn’t going to shake your world. Demonic is trippy sci-fi fun, and that’s about it. And that's pretty cool.
Since Season 2 of Peacemaker is currently airing, let’s revisit the movie that started it all.