A Christmas Tale
The dilemma. The reunion
6.8(173) 2008-05-21 152 minComedyDrama
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.
WriterArnaud Desplechin
Original Music ComposerGrégoire Hetzel
DirectorArnaud Desplechin
ProducerPascal Caucheteux
WriterEmmanuel Bourdieu
Cast & characters
Catherine Deneuve
as Junon
Jean-Paul Roussillon
as Abel
Anne Consigny
as Elisabeth
Mathieu Amalric
as Henri
Chiara Mastroianni
as Sylvia
Melvil Poupaud
as Ivan
Emmanuelle Devos
as Faunia
Hippolyte Girardot
as Claude Dédalus
Laurent Capelluto
as Simon
Émile Berling
as Paul Dédalus
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Françoise Bertin
as Rosaimée Vuillard
Samir Guesmi
as Spatafora
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Thomas Obled
as Basile 'Baz'
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Clément Obled
as Baptiste
François Regnault
as Analyst
Thierry Bosc
as Prosecutor
Hélène Roussel
as Judge
Miglen Mirtchev
as Henri's Lawyer
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David Frenkel
as Elizabeth's Lawyer
Romain Goupil
as Analyst's Friend
Azize Kabouche
as Oncologist
Beata Nilska
as Anesthetist
Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Freemason Friend
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Mathieu Bakanina
as Priest
