A Christmas tale
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 Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lead 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.
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Victoria | Available |
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Subject |
Matriarchy > France > Drama. Bone marrow > Transplantation > France > Drama. Alienation (Social psychology) > France > Drama. Christmas > France > Drama. Families > France > Drama. Mother and child > France > Drama. Family reunions > France > Drama. |
Genre |
Comedy films. Feature films. Foreign films. Video recordings. Drama. |
- ISBN: 9781604651867
- ISBN: 1604651865
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Physical Description
videodisc
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: New, restored High-Definition digital transfer, supervised by director Arnaud Desplechin; "L'aimée:" Desplechin's 2007 documentary about the selling of his family home; new documentary featuring interviews with Desplechin and actors Mathieu Amalric and Catherine Deneuve; original theatrical trailers; includes a booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Lopate. French with English subtitles. GMD: videodisc. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Eric Gautier ; editor, Laurence Briaud ; music, Grégoire Hetzel. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anee Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni, Emile Berling, Hippolyte Girardot, Laurent Capelluto. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital surround. |
Language Note: | French dialogue, English subtitles. |