When Mom Is Away... With the Family

The most beautiful Santa I have ever seen in a movie. The character rendered by Abatantuono is so irreverent, but very human, with funny gags at times tinged with melancholy, with a polite representation of senescence, which alas does not forgive even Santa Claus .. The pauses in which he "thinks" and the Stockholm catchphrase are the maximum expression of a great stand-up comedian, as he has been in the depths of him since the days of the "Derby Club" in viale Monterosa.

For the film as a whole I agree with some reviews that talk about a funny Christmas movie, with good actors but in the end not very different from the usual clichés.

However, this "version" of Santa Claus makes him special for me. From now on I will watch it every Christmas, together with "The Little Lord", for me the best Christmas movie ever.