A Christmas Tale

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A Christmas Tale
Theatrical release poster
French	Un conte de Noël
Directed by	Arnaud Desplechin
Written by	Arnaud Desplechin Emmanuel Bourdieu
Produced by	Pascal Caucheteux
Starring	Catherine Deneuve Jean-Paul Roussillon Mathieu Amalric Anne Consigny Melvil Poupaud Emmanuelle Devos Chiara Mastroianni
Cinematography	Eric Gautier
Edited by	Laurence Briaud
Music by	Grégoire Hetzel
Production companies	Why Not Productions France 2 Cinéma Wild Bunch BAC Films
Distributed by	BAC Films
Release dates	16 May 2008 (2008-05-16) (Cannes) 21 May 2008 (2008-05-21) (France)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$7.3 million[1]

A Christmas Tale (French: Un conte de Noël) is a 2008 French Christmas comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni. It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the parents' home for Christmas, having just learned that their mother has leukemia. It was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.