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A Christmas Tale

2008·2h 30m·Not Rated
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
7,950 votes
Metascore
84
Metacritic

The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.

A Christmas Tale is a 2008 drama comedy movie directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Catherine Deneuve. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 7,950 votes and runs 2h 30m.

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Director
Arnaud Desplechin
Stars
Mathieu Amalric
Anne Consigny
Catherine Deneuve
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Details
2008-11-21
150 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France
★ French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Russian
Keywords
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