A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale

The dilemma. The reunion

2008 fr 152 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

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.

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Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Junon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Abel

Anne Consigny

Anne Consigny

Elisabeth

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Henri

Chiara Mastroianni

Chiara Mastroianni

Sylvia

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Ivan

Emmanuelle Devos

Emmanuelle Devos

Faunia

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Claude Dédalus

Laurent Capelluto

Laurent Capelluto

Simon

Émile Berling

Émile Berling

Paul Dédalus

Françoise Bertin

Françoise Bertin

Rosaimée Vuillard

Samir Guesmi

Samir Guesmi

Spatafora

Thomas Obled

Thomas Obled

Basile 'Baz'

Clément Obled

Clément Obled

Baptiste

François Regnault

François Regnault

Analyst

Thierry Bosc

Thierry Bosc

Prosecutor

Hélène Roussel

Hélène Roussel

Judge

Miglen Mirtchev

Miglen Mirtchev

Henri's Lawyer

David Frenkel

David Frenkel

Elizabeth's Lawyer

Romain Goupil

Romain Goupil

Analyst's Friend

Azize Kabouche

Azize Kabouche

Oncologist

Beata Nilska

Beata Nilska

Anesthetist

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Freemason Friend

Mathieu Bakanina

Mathieu Bakanina

Priest

Marie-France Jaskula

Marie-France Jaskula

The Faithful

Jean-Pierre Jouet

Jean-Pierre Jouet

Chairman of the Experts

Hélène Darras

Hélène Darras

Saleswoman (uncredited)

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