A Christmas Tale
Lecklin Johanna
A girl decides to reveal Santa Claus by ripping his beard off on Christmas Eve. Some of the children laugh, some are afraid and one girl gets furious when she realises that the adults have been lying about Santa. Texts criticises the consumerism attached to Christmas from the point of view of the two girls.
Production Year
2013
Duration
00:04:41
Tyyppi
Asiasana
children (age groups), Christmas, consumerism, criticism, emotions, families, fiction, humour, hysteria, installations (works of art), personal narrative
Original Title
A Christmas Tale
Finnish Title
Eräs joulutarina
English Title
A Christmas Tale
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Johanna Lecklin (Author), Jussi Häyhä (Cinematographer), Johanna Lecklin (Director), Johanna Lecklin (Editor), Jyri Pirinen (Sound), Johanna Lecklin (Sound)
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Johanna Lecklin is a visual artist and filmmaker from Helsinki, Finland. Her works have been shown at several art and film festivals and art exhibitions both in Finland and abroad. She has a doctoral degree from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts.
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