Le Père Noël Est Une Ordure (1982 Jean-Marie Poiré)

Starring Anémone, Josiane Balasko (stuck in lift), Marie-Anne Chazel (pregnant), Christian Clavier (counsellor), Gerard Jugnot (Santa), Thierry Lhermitte (transvestite) and Bruno Moynot (horrible puddings).

Written by the director, Balasko, Clavier, Jugnot, Moynot, Lhermitte and Chazel.

Is it on French TV this Christmas? Try and keep it off, theatrical versions too (though there's Johnny Hallyday news all over the place) - there's even a documentary about 'L'Equipe Splendid' on in January, whose comedies are part of the 'culture populaire'.

Bad Santa seems like sweetness and light compared to this foul-mouthed hymn to anti-Christmas, in beautiful bad taste.