Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? (1996)
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| Original title | Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 15 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director | Annette Ernst |
| script | Annette Ernst, Joachim Jung |
| music | Klaus Doldinger |
| camera | Bernhard Häusle |
| cut | Katrin Suhren |
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Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? is a 15-minute German comedy film by director Annette Ernst , who also wrote the screenplay with Joachim Jung , from 1996. The short film is based on the satire The Trap by the writer Robert Gernhardt . In the main roles , Rolf Becker and Rotraud Rieger play the parents Mr. and Mrs. Lemm, who wish their children a perfect Christmas.
action
To create a perfect Christmas, the Lemm family needs a Santa Claus. It should appear authentic and it should be cheap. So a student is hired who not only gives the children presents, but also and above all teaches them.
The situation gets out of hand, because the student, which is initially cheap in price, presents himself as a Christmas disaster. Not only does he suddenly bring his own ideas of a Christmas party with him, several other Santa Clauses follow him, who seem to be very happy with the Lemm family feel good and that can no longer be brought out of the house.
The Lemm family's Christmas party turns into perfect chaos.
performance
Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? was shown on October 14, 1996 at the Hof International Film Festival.
Production, promotion
The comedy was produced by NDR . The short film was funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media , among others .
Awards
The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) awarded the film the rating of valuable . The Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung awarded the film the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau short film award , at the Biberach film festival the film received the award for the “best newcomer film” and at the Würzburg film festival the production won the audience award.
Reviews
The German film and media rating judged: "Although the pace is not always maintained and the direction seems to be managed with a bit of a heavy hand, the actors are of different quality, but the purpose of giving Christmas and its symbolic figures entertainingly is fulfilled".
Web links
- Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? in the online film database
- Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? at the German Film and Media Assessment (FBW)
- Who's Afraid of Santa Claus? at Kino.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Who is afraid of Santa Claus - filmportal.de. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved January 6, 2016 .
- ^ A b c film> Who is afraid of Santa Claus - German film evaluation and media evaluation FBW. In: fbw-filmbeval.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016 .