TIFF 2008
A Christmas Tale
Un Conte De Noël
Director(s): Arnaud Desplechin
Country: France
Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Deneuve
Program: SPEC
Rating: NNNN
 

Review by NW

Desplechin's latest intimate epic is a detailed, assured seriocomedy. A magnificent cast plays members of a fractured family forced to confront years of resentments, manipulations and secrets during a contentious Christmas reunion.

Lovers of Desplechin's brilliant Kings And Queen will be delighted to see stars Emmanuelle Devos and Amalric reunited here as lovers. Deneuve gets a meaty role as Amalric's ailing mother, and Jean-Paul Roussillon, Anne Consigny, Hippolyte Girardot and Deneuve's real-life daughter, Chiara Mastroianni, deliver fine supporting work. A lovely film.
 

Show times:

Monday September 8, 2008, 9:15 PM at SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2
Wednesday September 10, 2008, 12:00 PM at SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2
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