A Christmas Tale
2008 · 152 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 7,761 VOTES · DIR. Arnaud Desplechin
Overview
When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,733 lines
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00:00:38 My son is dead.
00:06:43 so legally you must repossess his house and business.
00:11:25 A one in four chance of compatibility with my siblings.
00:18:28 but he asked to see you.
00:23:05 This house is my husband's.
00:27:58 You're not at school?
00:33:12 - You run away. - l do not.
00:38:53 - The office. - l'm fine.
00:44:25 Not bad. huh?
00:50:58 Are you okay?
00:56:15 You kidding? l want to leave.
01:01:14 l don't want to evolve like Joan of Arc.
01:06:40 Fifty percent equals one minus exponential minus lambda.
01:12:32 l break my back to get everyone here. Even Henri came. He's compatible.
01:18:48 There was the thing with the babysitter.
01:23:59 that Elizabeth lays down the law.
01:30:01 But it's my mother. so you shouldn't thank me.
01:38:27 l want details. She mentioned a decision you all made.
01:43:30 On the sly.
01:49:50 Wicked knight. What did you do?
01:59:12 We're waiting for Jesus.
02:05:50 - Everyone's asleep? - It's 4 a.m.
02:12:57 Why keep the dye factory?
02:22:35 Mrs. Vuillard's bone marrow.
Cast & Characters
Catherine Deneuve
Junon Vuillard
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Abel Vuillard
Mathieu Amalric
Henri Vuillard
Anne Consigny
Elizabeth Dédalus
Chiara Mastroianni
Sylvia Vuillard
Melvil Poupaud
Ivan Vuillard
Emmanuelle Devos
Faunia
Hippolyte Girardot
Claude Dédalus
Laurent Capelluto
Simon
Emile Berling
Paul Dédalus
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,733
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:38
Final line02:22:35
Production Record
DirectorArnaud Desplechin
LanguageFrench
Revenue$7,356,393
IMDb votes7,761