A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale

152 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 16, 2008

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.

A Christmas Tale

152 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 16, 2008

A Christmas Tale
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, Bac Films, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, CinéCinéma, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Sofica UGC 1, Pictanovo
Original title Un conte de Noël
Directors Arnaud Desplechin
Writers Emmanuel Bourdieu, Arnaud Desplechin

Cast

Jean-Paul Roussillon

as Abel, Junon's husband

Anne Consigny

as Elizabeth, their oldest child

Mathieu Amalric

as Henri, their middle child

Melvil Poupaud

as Ivan, their youngest child

Hippolyte Girardot

as Claude, Elizabeth's husband

Emmanuelle Devos

as Faunia, Henri's lover

Chiara Mastroianni

as Sylvia, Ivan's wife

Laurent Capelluto

as Simon, Junon's nephew - the painter cousin

Émile Berling

as Paull, Elizabeth and Claude's son

Thomas Obled

as Basile, Ivan and Sylvia's son

Clément Obled

as Baptiste, Ivan and Sylvia's son

Françoise Bertin

as Rosaimée, Abel's mother's girlfriend

Samir Guesmi

as Spatafora, the family friend at Roubaix

Azize Kabouche

as Doctor Zraïdi, the oncologist

Mathieu Bakanina

as The Priest

Thierry Bosc

as The Prosecutor

Marie-France Jaskula

as The Faithful

Jean-Pierre Jouet

as Chairman of Experts

Philippe Morier-Genoud

as Freemason Friend

Beata Nilska

as The Anesthetist

François Regnault

as The Analyst

Hélène Roussel

as The Judge

Hélène Darras

as The Saleswoman

David Frenkel

as Elizabeth's Lawyer

Romain Goupil

as The Analyst's Friend

Miglen Mirtchev

as Maître Bakine - Henri's lawyer