DVD
A Christmas tale
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In French with English subtitles.
Performers
Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anee Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni, Emile Berling, Hippolyte Girardot, Laurent Capelluto.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
The troubled Vuillard family comes together at Christmas after they learn that their mother needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative. The family's history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self-harm, and loss leads to an unpredictable, emotionally volatile holiday season.
Notes
Title from container.
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.