| Title |
A Christmas tale / IFC Films ; Why Not Productions ; producer, Pascal Caucheteux ; screenplay by Arnaud Desplechin and Emmanuel Bourdieu ; directed by Arnaud Desplechin. |
| Edition |
[Special édition]. |
| OCLC |
432086424 |
| ISBN |
9781604651867 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
715515048910 |
| Music number |
CC1850D Criterion Collection |
| Publisher |
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009] |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Matriarchy -- France -- Drama.
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Bone marrow -- Transplantation -- France -- Drama.
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Alienation (Social psychology) -- France -- Drama.
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Christmas plays -- France.
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Families -- France -- Drama.
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Mother and child -- France -- Drama.
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Family reunions -- France -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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LC
Genre heading/s |
Foreign films.
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| System details note |
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital surround. |
| Cast |
Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anee Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni, Emile Berling, Hippolyte Girardot, Laurent Capelluto. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Cinematography, Eric Gautier ; editor, Laurence Briaud ; music, Grégoire Hetzel. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Junon is the matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together at Christmas after she learns she needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative. The Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lend itself to the idea of a cheerful holiday season. Hopefully the Christmastime reunion, a scheme concocted by three of the youngest family members, will finally bring peace to their family. |
| NOTE |
No public performance rights included. |
| Language note |
French dialogue, English subtitles. |
| General note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
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Special features: New, restored High-Definition digital transfer, supervised by director Arnaud Desplechin; "L'aimée:" Desplechin's 2007 documentary about the selling of his family home; new documentary featuring interviews with Desplechin and actors Mathieu Amalric and Catherine Deneuve; original theatrical trailers; includes a booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Lopate. |
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