Interview: Rare Exports Director Jalmari Helander
Those of you who still haven’t seen director Jalmari Helander’s “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale” are seriously missing out on one of the sharpest motion pictures of 2010. The film, which stars Jorma Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, and Onni Tommila, was released here in the States on October 25th, 2011, courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories. The distributor has gone above an beyond for this edition of the film, and the feature looks incredibly sharp and colorful on Blu-ray. Much like “Attack the Block” and “Super 8″, Helander’s holiday-themed chiller utilizes the “children in adventurous peril” scenario to great effect. I recently had the opportunity to toss a few questions in the director’s general direction, the answers to which you can find below. ——— Todd Rigney: What was the inspiration for the original “Rare Exports” short? Jalmari Helander: I always wanted to do a movie about the Real Santa. That...
- 11/10/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
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