Movies like A Christmas Tale (2008)

Name: Movies Similar to A Christmas Tale (2008) - Comedy/Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008-05-16
Duration: 152 Min
Rating: 7
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon

A Christmas Tale (2008)

FranceNR152Min

7 ( 8K Votes )

86 %

A Christmas Tale is a comedy-drama movie that revolves around a dysfunctional family as they come together during the Christmas season. The family faces various challenges and secrets which they must confront and overcome. Themes of banishment, family relationships, alcoholism, and disease intertwine with a mother-son relationship, debt, and a bone marrow transplant. The movie also features elements of a Christmas party, Christian mass, jogging, and watching TV. Family secrets, a letter, and a William Shakespeare quotation play a significant role in shaping the story. Set in France, the movie explores the complexities of relationships and features lesbian grandmother, strangers, and fireworks. Other elements include a barber, surgical operation, pianist, Christmas play, grave, dominoes, painting, and an art gallery. A fistfight, phonograph record, brother-sister relationship, photograph, and record player add further depth to the plot. The movie is set in Paris, France, and Roubaix-Flanders, and delves into themes of mental illness, nervous breakdown, and dysfunctional family dynamics.