Comedy ·Drama · France · 2008 · 2h 32m

A Christmas Tale

Un conte de Noël

A Christmas Tale poster
Director
Arnaud Desplechin
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
Crew
Éric Gautier — Director of Photography Laurence Briaud — Editor Grégoire Hetzel — Original Music Composer Arnaud Desplechin — Writer Emmanuel Bourdieu — Writer Pascal Caucheteux — Producer
Tagline

The dilemma. The reunion

Synopsis

When 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.

Trailer A Christmas Tale — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
christmas partyfamily secretsdysfunctional familyalcoholismbanishmenttransplantmental illnessbone marrow transplantchristmas
Key Collaborators
Arnaud Desplechin Director Éric Gautier Director of Photography Laurence Briaud Editor Grégoire Hetzel Original Music Composer Arnaud Desplechin Writer Emmanuel Bourdieu Writer Pascal Caucheteux Producer Daniel Bevan Production Design Nathalie Raoul Costume Design
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