PRODUCT INFORMATION
A viable contender for weirdest Canadian movie of all time, The Christmas Martian takes family-friendly holiday entertainment to imaginatively inspired new places. With a uniquely carefree and child-like approach, director Bernard Gosselin (making his one and only fiction feature) paved the way for producer Rock Demers’ celebrated Tales for All series and arguably even E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Available here in its original French version and the more outlandish English dub, The Christmas Martian Is a misunderstood (and underseen) holiday gift that keeps on giving.
FEATURES:
Region A Blu-ray
Scanned and restored in 2K from the 35mm original camera negative by Éléphant - mémoire du cinéma québécois
Complete English and French versions of the film
Audio commentary featuring Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and film historian Jason Pichonsky
Trailers for All (1971-1994, 32 min.) – Theatrical trailers for The Christmas Martian and the first 15 films in the Tales for All series
Trailers for All commentary featuring Corupe and Pichonsky
New audio interview with actor Marcel Sabourin (2023, 13 min.)
The Joy of Winter (1962, 15 min.) – Documentary short directed by Gosselin and Martian producer Jean Dansereau
The Beach (1978, 4 min.) – Animated short based on a story by Martian screenwriter Roch Carrier
French theatrical trailer for The Christmas Martian
Booklet featuring a new interview with NFB curator Marc St-Pierre and an essay on composer Jacques Perron by Fantasia programmer Marc Lamothe
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles
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