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68% Critic Match
A Christmas Tale
“The dilemma. The reunion”
6.8 / 10• 2008• 2h 32m•NR• French
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Catherine Deneuve
Junon
Lead
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Abel
Anne Consigny
Elisabeth
Mathieu Amalric
Henri
Chiara Mastroianni
Sylvia
Melvil Poupaud
Ivan
Emmanuelle Devos
Faunia
Hippolyte Girardot
Claude Dédalus
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arnaud Desplechin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Christmas Tale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
