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Criterion Collection, The |
Release Date:
November 14, 2008
Summary:
Abel and Junon had two children, Joseph and Elizabeth. Victim of a rare genetic condition, Joseph's only hope was a bone marrow transplant. As they and Elizabeth were incompatible, his parents conceived a third child in the hope of saving their son. But little Henri too was unable to help his brother, and Joseph died at the age of seven. The Vuillard family has never recovered. Many years have passed, and family relationships are more strained than ever. In particular, those between Elizabeth, authoritarian head of the family and Henri, a cynical drop out who divides his time between women and drink. After a violent argument, Elizabeth banishes her feckless brother, cutting him off from his nephew, her son Paul - a tortured adolescent beset by serious mental problems. Masterfully directed and acted, by turns savage, bittersweet, darkly comic and unbearably moving, A Christmas Tale shows internationally acclaimed Desplechin at the height of his powers. (IFC Films)
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| Runtime: | 150 min |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Production: | Why Not Productions |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 1, 2009 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Arnaud Desplechin | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Arnaud Desplechin | Scenario And Dialogue |
| Emmanuel Bourdieu | Scenario And Dialogue |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Catherine Deneuve | Junon |
| Jean-Paul Roussillon | Abel, Junon's Husband |
| Mathieu Amalric | Henri Their Middle Child |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Anne Consigny | Elizabeth Their Oldest Child |
| Azize Kabouche | Doctor Zraïdi, The Oncologist |
| Chiara Mastroianni | Sylvia - Ivan's Wife |
| Clément Obled | Baptiste, Ivan And Sylvia's Son |
| Emile Berling | Paull, Elizabeth And Claude's Son |
| Emmanuelle Devos | Faunia, Henri's Lover |
| Françoise Bertin | Rosaimée, Abel's Mother's Girlfriend |
| Hippolyte Girardot | Claude - Elizabeth's Husband |
| Laurent Capelluto | Simon - Junon's Nephew - The Painter Cousin |
| Melvil Poupaud | Ivan Their Youngest Child |
| Samir Guesmi | Spatafora, The Family Friend At Roubaix |
| Thomas Obled | Basile, Ivan And Sylvia's Son |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Pascal Caucheteux | Producer |
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