If you speak french a bit, you will find this movie great .I'm surprised Hollywood has not made yet a remake !!! Anyway , great story, hilarious situation, the "splendid" was at its peak when they realized this movie .In fact , this movie is first a play that was recorded , then they decided to make a special film . I have seen both and i have to say , the film is better than the play. Some of the scenes are unforgettable, in particular the one where they exchanged their gifts for Christmas . In many occasions , other french filmmakers tried to retrieve the same chemistry but this movie was unique and couldn't be match. If you have a multi-zone DVD , you can buy it from Amazon.fr in Zone 2 format .Good watch .

I have seen this movie yesterday for the Xth times. After all these views, I still cannot get tired of it. Yesterday, I was wondering when this movie was actually happening. It is actually dated of 1982. 21 years ago. And after all this time every single piece of humour you see or hear is stil funny. Ok, the sets are a bit old fashioned but stil represents the type of low-end apartment you could find in Paris and that would be hired by an non-profit association like SOS Detresse amitie.I don't know what makes this movie so present and why it is impossible not to find it funny after all this time. I think it is the ability to make laugh by taking the opposite of the common sense.Another interesting point is that the Pere Noel has been adapted from a theatre play written and played by the same actors as in the film. And the movie doesn't look like a filmed play as it often is. There's been a great job in the adaptation of the text as well as the story (because there are some important differences)I am afraid I will see this movie every year and always laugh with it.

There are some movies that you can watch several times and each time you find them better. Le père noël, after a play of the same name, is definitely among these. The dialogs are so rich (and always funny), that every watching reveal you a reply you didn't notice. Every character is well defined and written by/for the actor who plays it with a rare intensity. That's a movie you can't describe or quote out of its context and just have to watch. If you're French, you might already have seen it several times, so this movie is popular here, otherwise I suggest you to watch it, hoping you'll share this typical French "humour".

It is the funniest movie I have ever seen, period. This is a cult movie in France, absolutely hilarious. 100 times better than the american remake (I don't even remember the title). If you haven't seen it, please do yourself a favor, get it by all means.