A CHRISTMAS TALE

| 2008 – 150′ – DRAMA, COMEDY.
Written by: Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bourdieu.
Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin.
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Anne Consigny, Mathieu Amalric, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni.
Official selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2008, Toronto International Film Festival 2008, Chicago International Film Festival 2008. 9 César Awards Nomination 2009 including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay.
In French with English subtitles.
A IFC Films release. |

When steely French matriarch Junon (Catherine Deneuve) learns she has leukemia, she asks her children and grandchildren at the family Christmas gathering to see if they are eligible to become bone marrow donors. This causes deep friction in the family, especially between Junon’s daughter Elizabeth (Anne Consigny) and son Henri (Mathieu Amalric), who already have a tumultuous relationship. Their mother’s sickness also recalls the traumatic loss of their brother Joseph when they were children.