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Un conte de Noël (2008) -- Can a Christmastime scheme hatched by three of the youngest members of the troubled Vuillard family together for a peaceful holiday?
Un conte de Noël (2008) -- The Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lead itself to the idea of a cheerful holiday season. But can a Christmastime reunion, a scheme concocted by three of the youngest family members, fina

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User Rating:
7.3/10   1,431 votes
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Director:
Arnaud Desplechin
Writers:
Arnaud Desplechin (scenario and dialogue) &
Emmanuel Bourdieu (scenario and dialogue)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 May 2008 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
The Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lead itself to the idea of a cheerful holiday season. But can a Christmastime reunion, a scheme concocted by three of the youngest family members, finally bring peace their clan? | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(62 articles)
This Isn't A Keeper
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User Comments:
Pretentious and empty of contents and ideas more

Cast

  (in credits order)

Catherine Deneuve ... Junon
Jean-Paul Roussillon ... Abel, Junon's husband
Anne Consigny ... Elizabeth, their oldest child
Mathieu Amalric ... Henri, their middle child

Melvil Poupaud ... Ivan, their youngest child
Hippolyte Girardot ... Claude, Elizabeth's husband
Emmanuelle Devos ... Faunia, Henri's lover
Chiara Mastroianni ... Sylvia, Ivan's wife
Laurent Capelluto ... Simon, Junon's nephew, the painter cousin
Emile Berling ... Paull, Elizabeth and Claude's son
Thomas Obled ... Basile, Ivan and Sylvia's son
Clément Obled ... Baptiste, Ivan and Sylvia's son
Françoise Bertin ... Rosaimée, Abel's mother's girlfriend
Samir Guesmi ... Spatafora, the family friend at Roubaix
Azize Kabouche ... Doctor Zraïdi, the oncologist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mathieu Bakanina ... Le prêtre
Thierry Bosc ... La procureur
Marie-France Jankula ... La fille
Jean-Pierre Jouet ... Le président des experts
Philippe Morier-Genoud ... L'ami franc maçon
Beata Nilska
François Regnault ... L'analyste
Hélène Roussel ... Le juge
Hélène Darras ... La vendeuse (uncredited)
David Frenkel ... Avocat d'Elizabeth (uncredited)
Romain Goupil ... (uncredited)
Miglen Mirtchev ... L'avocat d'Henri (uncredited)
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Directed by
Arnaud Desplechin 
 
Writing credits
Arnaud Desplechin (scenario and dialogue) &
Emmanuel Bourdieu (scenario and dialogue)

Produced by
Pascal Caucheteux .... producer
 
Original Music by
Grégoire Hetzel 
 
Cinematography by
Eric Gautier 
 
Film Editing by
Laurence Briaud 
 
Production Design by
Dan Bevan 
 
Makeup Department
Sylvie Aid .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Edouard Decker .... unit production manager
David Edouard .... assistant unit manager
Anne Farrer .... assistant unit manager
Jean-Patrick Nourricier .... assistant unit manager
Benoît Pilot .... production manager
Isabelle Tillou .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexandre Nazarian .... assistant director: documentary
Frédéric Nicolas .... first assistant director
Gabriele Roux .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Toma Baqueni .... graphic artist
 
Sound Department
Nicolas Cantin .... sound editor
Nicolas Cantin .... sound
Roland Duboué .... assistant sound editor
Jean-Pierre Laforce .... sound re-recording mixer
Sylvain Malbrant .... sound
Julien Sicart .... additional sound
Julien Sicart .... boom operator
Jean-Alexandre Villemer .... sound recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Peregrine MacCafferty .... digital artist: mac guff ligne
Patrick Siboni .... flame artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Éric Alirol .... electrician
Néwine Behi .... first assistant camera
Arnaud Carney .... second assistant camera
Malek Krimed .... assistant camera
Kareem La Vaullée .... Steadicam operator
Fabienne Octobre .... first assistant camera
Dougé Raphaël .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Isabelle Julien .... color grader
Laurencina Lam .... post-production assistant
Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long .... assistant editor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Christmas Tale (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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Runtime:
France:150 min | USA:150 min | Argentina:150 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Roubaix, Nord, France

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FAQ

Did Abel cite Kant's "Vorrrede" to the "Kritik de reine Vernunft"? If so, till what part??
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10 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretentious and empty of contents and ideas, 26 December 2008
3/10
Author: Anders Lundin from Sweden

This film promised a lot, so many beautiful and well playing actors but with a plot that had virtually NOTHING to say. So many potentially promising conflicts between the family members that could have been developed and elaborated but it was all dropped and not taken care of. There was no story to be told, just a show off of acting, technique, beautiful scenes - that were all EMPTY. But again, the acting was excellent so many of the individual scenes were entertaining, but as you became increasingly aware of the lack of underpinning ideas, even the acting lost its sense. So from the promising start you became increasingly disappointed as the non-story went along.

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