Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus (1966)
- Directed by
- Jean Eustache
- Genre
- drama film, Christmas film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man in France works as a department store Santa Claus to earn money for a coat he wants. The film follows his daily life and small observations while he tries to reach this goal.
slightly melancholiclow-keyobservationalwistfuldown-to-earthmodesteverydayunderstated
What happens
Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus (1966) is a fifty-minute film starring French nouvelle vague icon Jean-Pierre Léaud, whose character takes on a job dressing up as Santa Claus in order to save money for a stylish duffel coat. It was the second commercial film made by French director Jean Eustache, who would go on to make several other featurettes. The title translates as Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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