Bernard Gosselin's 1971 film THE CHRISTMAS MARTIAN / LE MARTIEN DE NOËL starring Marcel Sabourin, François Gosselin and Catherine Leduc.

Canadian International Pictures Blu-ray.

Reversible cover artwork. Includes booklet.

Region A.

A delightful Christmas fantasy, fun for everyone - from outer space.

While out looking for a Christmas tree one winter day, siblings François (François Gosselin) and Katou (Catherine Leduc) encounter a bizarrely dressed entity (Dirty Money’s Marcel Sabourin) who emanates bubbles and shoplifts from a convenience store. With Katou convinced this “man” is really a Martian, the children follow his green trail all the way to a flying saucer. After confirming his alien identity, they form an instant bond and pool their efforts to fix the Martian’s damaged spaceship, so he can return to his home planet. Meanwhile, the police join forces with a vigilante mob to track down this mysterious visitor and put his antics to an end.

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.

Color / 65 mins / 1971
1080p High Definition Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio: French Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English SDH

Special features:
-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

LIKE NEW. NO SCRATCHES ON DISC. FROM MY OWN COLLECTION.
ORIGINAL DISC. NOT A BOOTLEG OR COPY.