Un conte de Noël (2008)

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7.5/10 1,099 votes
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Director:
Arnaud Desplechin
Writers:
Arnaud Desplechin (scenario and dialogue) &
Emmanuel Bourdieu (scenario and dialogue)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 May 2008 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
The Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lead itself to the idea of a cheerful holiday season. But can a Christmastime reunion, a scheme concocted by three of the youngest family members, finally bring peace their clan? | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Family | Alcoholic | Northern France | Graft | Family Conflict
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Awards:
2 wins & 14 nominations more
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(39 articles)
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User Comments:
Pretentious and empty of contents and ideas more
Cast
(Credited cast)

Catherine Deneuve ... Junon
Jean-Paul Roussillon ... Abel, Junon's husband
Anne Consigny ... Elizabeth, their oldest child
Mathieu Amalric ... Henri, their middle child

Melvil Poupaud ... Ivan, their youngest child
Hippolyte Girardot ... Claude, Elizabeth's husband
Emmanuelle Devos ... Faunia, Henri's lover
Chiara Mastroianni ... Sylvia, Ivan's wife
Laurent Capelluto ... Simon, Junon's nephew, the painter cousin
Emile Berling ... Paull, Elizabeth and Claude's son
Thomas Obled ... Basile, Ivan and Sylvia's son
Clément Obled ... Baptiste, Ivan and Sylvia's son
Françoise Bertin ... Rosaimée, Abel's mother's girlfriend
Samir Guesmi ... Spatafora, the family friend at Roubaix
Azize Kabouche ... Doctor Zraïdi, the oncologist
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
A Christmas Tale (International: English title)
Christmas Tale (USA)
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Runtime:
France:150 min | USA:150 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:Not Rated | USA:Unrated | UK:15 | Sweden:7
Filming Locations:
Roubaix, Nord, France
Company:
Why Not Productions more
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Movie Connections:
Features The Ten Commandments (1956) more
FAQ
Did Abel cite Kant's "Vorrrede" to the "Kritik de reine Vernunft"? If so, till what part??
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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretentious and empty of contents and ideas, 26 December 2008
3/10
Author: Anders Lundin from Sweden

This film promised a lot, so many beautiful and well playing actors but with a plot that had virtually NOTHING to say. So many potentially promising conflicts between the family members that could have been developed and elaborated but it was all dropped and not taken care of. There was no story to be told, just a show off of acting, technique, beautiful scenes - that were all EMPTY. But again, the acting was excellent so many of the individual scenes were entertaining, but as you became increasingly aware of the lack of underpinning ideas, even the acting lost its sense. So from the promising start you became increasingly disappointed as the non-story went along.
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