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J'ai rencontré le Père Noël

  • 1984
  • G
  • 1h 19m
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3.1/10
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J'ai rencontré le Père Noël (1984)
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Holiday tale of a young boy asking Santa for his parents, mysteriously vanished during an African expedition, to return home for Christmas.Holiday tale of a young boy asking Santa for his parents, mysteriously vanished during an African expedition, to return home for Christmas.Holiday tale of a young boy asking Santa for his parents, mysteriously vanished during an African expedition, to return home for Christmas.

  • Director
    • Christian Gion
  • Writers
    • Christian Gion
    • Didier Kaminka
  • Stars
    • Karen Chéryl
    • Armand Meffre
    • Emeric Chapuis
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    313
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christian Gion
    • Writers
      • Christian Gion
      • Didier Kaminka
    • Stars
      • Karen Chéryl
      • Armand Meffre
      • Emeric Chapuis
    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Karen Chéryl
    • Good Fairy…
    Armand Meffre
    • Le Père Noël…
    Emeric Chapuis
    • Simon
    Alexia Haudot
    • Elodie
    • (as Little Alexia)
    Jeanne Herviale
    Jeanne Herviale
    • Grandmother
    Dominique Hulin
    • Ogre
    Hélène Ruby
    • Mother
    Jean-Louis Foulquier
    • Father
    Baye Fall
    • Bouake
    Véronique Passetchnik
    Stephan Loison
    Herve Schmitz
    Little Nicolas
    Chris Davenport
    • Simon
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Christian Gion
    • Writers
      • Christian Gion
      • Didier Kaminka
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    • Trivia
      Although a French film, it is obvious a version of it was made for the English speaking market. In the English dub, there are English words used on the chalkboard and in other correspondence. Karen Chéryl also sings her numbers in English.
    • Goofs
      When the good fairy first turns into Little Red Riding Hood, she is clearly wearing red stockings. When the ogre catches her, her stockings have changed from red to white.
    • Connections
      Featured in Rifftrax: I Believe in Santa Claus (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      On s'Prépare pour Noël
      Music by Francis Lai

      Lyrics by Pierre-André Dousset

      Performed by Karen Chéryl

    User reviews12

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    4/10

    Christian Gion's masterpiece: a bad film!

    That's C. Gion's best film and it is definitively not a good film! Gion is infamous for his bad comedies from the eighties to the beginning of the 90s. He shot "J'ai rencontré le père Noel" in 1984. This Christmas tale stands out in his filmography. It's a movie for children, a film deprived of rude words and saucy situations. There's a change! The problem is that the indigent screenplay doesn't work and Gion is as bad as usual. Nothing works and everything looks so naive, too childish and fake. Surprinsingly only karen Cheryl, at the time a famous anchorwoman and former singer, manages to catch our attention. She's not that bad at all.
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    • May 5, 2001
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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1984 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • I Believe in Santa Claus
    • Filming locations
      • Senegal
    • Production companies
      • Lapaca Productions
      • Holiday Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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