May 21, 2008
152 min
Full-HD

A Christmas Tale (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.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

France

Companies

Why Not Productions France 2 Cinéma Wild Bunch Bac Films

Catherine Deneuve

Junon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Abel

Anne Consigny

Elisabeth

Mathieu Amalric

Henri

Chiara Mastroianni

Sylvia

Melvil Poupaud

Ivan

Emmanuelle Devos

Faunia

Hippolyte Girardot

Claude Dédalus

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