A Christmas Tale
“The dilemma. The reunion”
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.
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Part of The Paul Dédalus Collection
4 films
Cast
27 people
Catherine Deneuve
Junon
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Abel
Known for
The Girl from Paris
Same Old Song
Anne Consigny
Elisabeth
Known for
Elle
The Returned
Mathieu Amalric
Henri
Known for
Quantum of Solace
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Chiara Mastroianni
Sylvia
Known for
Persepolis
On a Magical Night
Melvil Poupaud
Ivan
Known for
Laurence Anyways
By the Grace of God
Emmanuelle Devos
Faunia
Known for
Read My Lips
Coco Before Chanel
Hippolyte Girardot
Claude Dédalus
Known for
Irma Vep
Manon of the Spring
Laurent Capelluto
Simon
Known for
Into the Night
The Returned
Émile Berling
Paul Dédalus
Known for
Twice Upon a Time
A Bag of Marbles
Françoise Bertin
Rosaimée Vuillard
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
Hunting & Gathering
Samir Guesmi
Spatafora
Known for
The Returned
District B13
Arnaud Desplechin Director · Emmanuel Bourdieu Writer Grégoire Hetzel Composer
Worldwide gross $7.4M · Budget $6.3M · United States release May 21, 2008
Box office
Budget
$6,300,000
Worldwide gross
$7,356,393
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Why Not Productions
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France 2 Cinéma
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Wild Bunch
Production
Bac Films
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StudioCanal
Studio
C.R.R.A.V. Nord Pas de Calais
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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CinéCinéma
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Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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Sofica UGC 1
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France
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Languages
Original title
Un conte de Noël
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 16, 2008
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 21, 2008
Theatrical
United States · May 21, 2008
Theatrical
Italy
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
March 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 2, 2008 · Theatrical
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