Letters to Santa (film)
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| Directed by | Mitja Okorn |
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| Music by | Łukasz Targosz |
| Cinematography | Marian Prokop |
| Edited by | Jarosław Barzan |
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| Distributed by | ITI Cinema |
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116 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Box office | $12,528,819 |
Letters to Santa (Polish: Listy do M.), alternatively known as Letters to St. Nicholas, is a 2011 Polish romantic comedy film, directed by the Slovenian director Mitja Okorn. The film was shot in Warsaw from 27 January to March 2011. The action takes place during one single Christmas Eve, when a few adults find the loves of their lives. The ensemble cast is composed of Polish actors. The film's poster and plot refer to the British romantic comedy of 2003 - Love Actually.
For years, women have been pouring tears along with Bridget Jones, falling for Hugh Grant and laughing at him, even when the perspective of a funeral appeared. Now for the movie "Letters to Santa" where somewhat lost characters discover that what happened to them is love. On this special day of the year, five women and five men are finding out that there is no escape from love and Christmas.
Over the opening weekend the movie drew nearly 400 thousand people (specifically, the film was seen by 367,447 viewers). At the time this was the third best opening by a Polish film in the last 20 years. In its first three weeks the film grossed $6,175,026, and was seen by over a million viewers.
Maciej Dejczer has since produced a sequel to Letters To Santa. The shoot in Warsaw began on 25 February 2015 and finished in April. Branded as "the Polish Love Actually", Letters to Santa 2 continues the genre of romantic comedy with a Christmas theme.
The film was positively received by both critics and the general public. The film " Letters to St. Nicolas was hailed as "a romantic comedy with a genuine" (according to Rzeczpospolita), "funny, touching and unpretentious"(by Metro), "the best Polish production for decades" (by Wprost), which "restores faith in the fact that in our country good cinema entertainment is created (by TVP Info), where the jokes are "undeniably successful" (according to Gazeta Wyborcza). The film was also appreciated by Duncan Kenworthy, producer of Notting Hill and Love Actually, who said:
The movie is fantastic. And as the audience I think it is both funny and poignant. It's made me feel a sudden craving for Christmas.
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