A Christmas Tale (2008) starring Jean-Paul Roussillon, Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Hippolyte Girardot, Emmanuelle Davos. Strange French movie about members of a dysfunctional family who come together for a strained and animosity-filled Christmas. The matriarch of the family (Deneuve) has a rare form of leukemia, and much time is spent discussing her chances of survival, and who should be the marrow donor if she chooses to try treatment. There are so many characters in this film that it is hard to sort them out. The movie has the questionable "virtue" of being very long at two and a half hours. You'd certainly get your money's worth if you enjoyed it. It's in French, with English subtitles. Grade: B
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