A Christmas Tale

(2008)
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Film Information*

Country: France Genre: Foreign, Drama, Holiday, Family
Rating: NONE Running time: 152 mins.
Distributor: Bac Films DistributionIFC FilmsLes Productions JMHAlta FilmsSunny Films EntertainmentBIM DistribuzioneFidalgoNew Wave Films (United Kingdom)Seville PicturesImovisionPachamama Cine
Release Date: 11/14/2008 Cumulative Box Office: $1,060,602.00
a.k.a :     Conte De Noel,  Christmas Story,  Conte De Noel,  Conte De Noel: Roubaix!
Synopsis:
Junon and Abel are the parents of three grown children: Elizabeth, a melancholic playwright with a mathematician husband and a tortured teenage son, P .....   

Credits*

Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Producer: Pascal Caucheteux
Actor Role
Catherine Deneuve Junon
Mathieu Amalric Henri, their middle child
Melvil Poupaud Ivan, their youngest child
Chiara Mastroianni Sylvia, Ivan's wife
Anne Consigny Elizabeth, their oldest child
Emmanuelle Devos Faunia, Henri's Lover
Samir Guesmi Spatafora, the family friend at Roubaix
Helene Darras
Laurent Capelluto Simon, Junon’s nephew, the painter cousin
Jean-Paul Roussillon Abel, Junon's husband

Companies*

Company Role
Alta Films Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bac Films Distribution Foreign Theatrical Distributor
BIM Distribuzione Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Fidalgo Foreign Theatrical Distributor
France 2 Cinéma Production Company
IFC Films Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Imovision Foreign Distribution Rights
Les Productions JMH Foreign Theatrical Distributor
New Wave Films (United Kingdom) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pachamama Cine Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Seville Pictures Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sunny Films Entertainment Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Why Not Productions Production Company
Wild Bunch Foreign Distribution Sales
Wild Bunch Production Company

Awards*

Co-winner of the Special Prize for the 61st Festival award (Catherine Deneuve) at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Festivals*

Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Special Screenings) October 30-November 9, 2008.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 14-25, 2008.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentation) October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 26-October 12, 2008.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 4-13, 2008.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Spotlight on France) September 25-October 10, 2008.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in New York City and Los Angeles November 14, 2008.
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