A Christmas Tale

May 21, 2008

2h 32m

★ 6.8

The dilemma. The reunion

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Why Not Productions

France 2 Cinéma

Wild Bunch

Bac Films

A Christmas Tale Trailers

Cast

Junon

Catherine Deneuve

Abel

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Elisabeth

Anne Consigny

Henri

Mathieu Amalric

Sylvia

Chiara Mastroianni

Ivan

Melvil Poupaud

Faunia

Emmanuelle Devos

Claude Dédalus

Hippolyte Girardot

Simon

Laurent Capelluto

Paul Dédalus

Émile Berling

Rosaimée Vuillard

Françoise Bertin

Spatafora

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