Un conte de Noël A Christmas tale Cover Image

DVD

Un conte de Noël [videorecording] = A Christmas tale / Why Not Productions présente avec la participation de Canal+ et de CinéCinéma ; France 2 Cinéma ; Wild Bunch ; BAC Films ; un film de Arnaud Desplechin ; scénario et dialogues, Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bordieu ; producer, Pascal Caucheteux ; director, Arnaud Desplechin.

Desplechin, Arnaud. (Screenwriter, Director). Bourdieu, Emmanuel, 1965- (Screenwriter). Caucheteux, Pascal. (Producer). Deneuve, Catherine, 1943- (Actor). Roussillon, Jean-Paul. (Actor). Consigny, Anne. (Actor). Amalric, Mathieu, 1965- (Actor). Mastroianni, Chiara, 1972- (Actor). Poupaud, Melvil. (Actor). Devos, Emmanuelle. (Actor). Girardot, Hippolyte, 1955- (Actor). Capelluto, Laurent. (Added Author). Berling, Emile. (Added Author). Gautier, Eric. (Cinematographer). Briaud, Laurence. (Film editor). Why Not Productions Inc. (Added Author). Studio Canal+. (Added Author). Cinécinéma (Firm) (Added Author). France 2 cinéma (Firm) (Added Author). Wild Bunch (Firm) (Added Author). B.A.C. Films. (Added Author). IFC Films. (Added Author).

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 Vuillards' 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : IFC Films, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. On container and disc surface: "Blockbuster exclusive."
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Eric Gautier ; editor, Laurence Briaud ; music Grégoire Hetzel.
Participant or Performer Note:	Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Anne Consigny, Mathieu Amalric, Chiara Mastroianni, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos, Hippolyte Girardot.
System Details Note:	DVD, [region 1, NTSC]; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	In French with optional Spanish and English subtitles.
Awards Note:	César Awards, France, 2009: Winner, Best Supporting Actor (Jean-Paul Roussillon).