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.
00:06:52 lf l sell. l can get 700.OOO francs.
00:11:36 Even if the donor is compatible. the transplant can kill the host.
00:18:59 To read my thoughts.
00:23:42 Five years ago. Elizabeth banished her brother Henri
00:28:39 l'll call Claude tonight.
00:33:53 - Deliveries? - We go to him. or else no drugs.
00:39:49 My stash.
00:45:41 Faunia. Sylvia.
00:52:11 Yeah. l think l liked you then.
00:57:29 Not at all.
01:02:36 Later. sonny.
01:09:07 and l learn from Ivan--
01:15:11 l'll be an hour.
01:20:52 Some things are valuable.
01:26:33 You want me to tell him?
01:33:14 Before what?
01:40:41 SUN. 24 DECEMBER
01:47:26 You can fool the others. Not me.
01:54:01 The captaín was for Junon. the líeutenant for Elí2abeth.
02:03:48 You both get by on so little. You deserve more.
02:10:44 How so?
02:17:47 Henri Misery.
02:27:55 And everything will be mended.
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 line02:27:55
Production Record
DirectorArnaud Desplechin
LanguageFrench
Revenue$7,356,393
IMDb votes7,761