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A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noel)

  • 2hr 32m
  • 84

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Arnaud Desplechin

Producer:

Pascal Caucheteux

Release Date:

Nov 14, 2008

Runtime:

2hr 32m

Synopsis

The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.

Cast

  • Catherine Deneuve
  • Jean-Paul Roussillon
  • Mathieu Amalric
  • Françoise Bertin
  • Laurent Capelluto
  • Anne Consigny
  • Emmanuelle Devos
  • Hippolyte Girardot
  • Chiara Mastroianni
  • Emile Berling

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Metacritic

84
metacritic
Based on 32 Critics
6.9

USER SCORE (45)

Generally favorable reviews based on 45 Reviews
90

Is A Christmas Tale a masterpiece? Maybe. I have to play with it longer. It's certainly Desplechin's most accessible film, in part because its dysfunctional-family-holiday-reunion genre is so comfy and its palette so warm.

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Metacritic review by David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
60

Largely thanks to the snappy editing, short scenes and a strong cast led by a matronly Deveuve and Amalric's enjoyable perf as the black sheep of the family, A Christmas Tale never devolves into a tedious two-and-a-half hours of self-examination. But it also never goes very far, either.

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Metacritic review by Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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