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UN CONTE DE NOEL (A CHRISTMAS TALE)

In Competition
Directed by :
Arnaud DESPLECHIN 
Country:
FRANCE
Year:
2008
Duration:
150.00 minutes
  • Special Prize for the 61st Festival Ex-aequo, 2008

Synopsis

Abel and Junon had two children, Joseph and Elizabeth. Victim of a rare genetic condition, Joseph's only hope was a bone marrow transplant. As they and Elizabeth were incompatible, his parents conceived a third child in the hope of saving their son. But little Henri too was unable to help his brother, and Joseph died at the age of seven.
The Vuillard family has never recovered. Many years have passed, and family relationships are more strained than ever. In particular, those between Elizabeth, authoritarian head of the family and Henri, a cynical drop out who divides his time between women and drink. After a violent argument, Elizabeth banishes her feckless brother, cutting him off from his nephew, her son Paul - a tortured adolescent beset by serious mental problems.

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Arnaud DESPLECHIN

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The Official Selection 2008

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