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Le père Noël a les yeux bleus (1966)

50 min · Drama

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Directors

Jean Eustache

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Gérard Zimmermann, Henri Martinez, René Gilson

A young man takes a job posing as Santa Claus in the hope of affording a duffle coat—and catching girls’ attention.

The story

In Narbonne around Christmas, Daniel hopes to buy himself a duffle coat and takes on a variety of odd jobs. When a photographer offers him work dressing as Santa Claus and posing with passersby in the street, Daniel accepts. He sees the disguise as an opportunity to attract girls, turning the seasonal street job into a way to pursue his own romantic ambitions.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

In Narbonne, around Christmas. Hoping to buy himself a duffle coat, Daniel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) takes on all sorts of odd jobs. That is how he accepts a photographer’s offer to dress up as Santa Claus and pose with passersby in the street. This gives him a chance to attract the girls while in disguise.

Genres

Drama

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