Journey to the Christmas Star is a classic Norwegian fantasy film from 1976. It has captured the imagination and spirit of generations of Norwegians. Now the cast is beginning to come together. The 1976 feature film Journey to the Christmas Star has become an essential part of Christmas to thousands of Norwegians, as it is…
Forget all you know about Santa Claus. He’s not even a nice guy. According to old legends, the original Santa kidnapped children and boiled them alive. His helpers were not much better. Rare Exports is definitely a different Christmas movie. Maybe Rare Exports (with the subtitle A christmas story) could only have come from Finland,…
Christmas movies are often defined as fantasy per se, due to Santa doing impossible things and being part of a range of supernatural happenings. Journey to the Christmas Star is not a casual Christmas fantasy though, it is Scandinavia’s premiere example of hardcore Christmas fantasy. Produced in 1976 and released on DVD in 2002, Reisen…
Journey to the Christmas Star is a classic Norwegian fantasy film from 1976. It has captured the imagination and spirit of generations of Norwegians thanks to repeated TV screenings. Now a remake is in the works, or rather, a new adaption of the source material. The 1976 feature film Journey to the Christmas Star (see…
This winter’s most anticipated Christmas film comes from Finland and director Jalmari Helander. In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 metres deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up! Christmas has long and solid traditions in the Nordic region; it predates Christianity in the form…
The Norwegian children’s fantasy film Julenatt i Blåfjell is released on DVD and BluRay on November 17, just in time for the Christmas 2010 season. This film is part of a popular Christmas fantasy franchise that includes TV series and stage plays. Julenatt i Blåfjell (English title; Magic Silver) opened in theatres on November 13,…
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