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A Christmas Tale
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2008 film directed by Arnaud Desplechin
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6.8When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.
Released: 2008-05-21152 minDir: Arnaud DesplechinComedy, DramaBox office: $7.4MPart of: The Paul Dédalus Collection
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Junon
- Jean-Paul Roussillon as Abel
- Anne Consigny as Elisabeth
- Mathieu Amalric as Henri
- Chiara Mastroianni as Sylvia
- Melvil Poupaud as Ivan
Themes
- christmas party
- family secrets
- dysfunctional family
- alcoholism
- banishment
- transplant
- mental illness
- bone marrow transplant
- christmas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 21st European Film Awards
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Arnaud Desplechin
- Screenwriter
- Emmanuel Bourdieu
- Composer
- Grégoire Hetzel
- Producer
- Pascal Caucheteux
- Production company
- BAC Films
- Cinematographer
- Éric Gautier
- Narrative location
- Roubaix
- Duration
- 147
- FilmAffinity ID
- 967128
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Arnaud Desplechin 2009.jpg
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- publication date
- 2009-12-25
- title
- Un conte de Noël
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 84/100
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