A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale (French: Un conte de Noël) is a 2008 French Christmas comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni. It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the parents' home for Christmas, having just learned that their mother has leukemia. It was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

A Christmas Tale
Theatrical release poster
FrenchUn conte de Noël
Directed byArnaud Desplechin
Written by
Produced byPascal Caucheteux
Starring
CinematographyEric Gautier
Edited byLaurence Briaud
Music byGrégoire Hetzel
Production
companies
Distributed byBAC Films
Release dates
  • 16 May 2008 (2008-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 21 May 2008 (2008-05-21) (France)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$7.3 million
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