Arnaud.Desplechin.A.Christmas.Tale.2008.DVDR.2DiSC.D1.DVD9.CRiTERiON-492.nfo
UN CONTE DE NOEL (2008)
AKAs:
A Christmas Tale (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993789/
User Rating: 7.3/10 1,714 votes
Criterion Collection # 492
DVD Release Date: December 1, 2009
http://www.criterion.com/films/474
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Description:
In Arnaud Desplechin's beguiling A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noel), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together at Christmas after she learns she needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative. That simple family reunion setup, however, can't begin to describe the unpredictable, emotionally volatile experience of this film, an inventive, magical drama that's equal parts merriment and melancholy. Unrequited childhood loves and blinding grudges, brutal outbursts and sudden slapstick, music, movies, and poetry, A Christmas Tale ties it all together in a marvelously messy package.
READ:
A Christmas Tale:
The Inescapable Family
by Phillip Lopate
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1318
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 7.18 + 5.83 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 152 minutes
Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound (main feature): French
Subtitles: optional English
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
# New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Arnaud Desplechin.
# L'aimee, 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.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.
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