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    A Christmas Tale

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    Un Conte de Noël
    France
    2008     Comedy    
    2h 30min
    Original lang: French
    G
    14A
    14A
    PG
    PG

    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.

    Directed byArnaud Desplechin
    Written byArnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bourdieu
    CompanyIFC FilmsIFC FilmsSeville

    Starring

    Catherine Deneuve
    Jean-Paul Roussillon
    Anne Consigny
    Mathieu Amalric
    Melvil Poupaud
    Hippolyte Girardot
    Emmanuelle Devos
    Chiara Mastroianni
    + MORE

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