Directed by Miguel Gomes • 2000 • Portugal
Miguel Gomes captures a giddy, child’s-eye view of a family’s rambunctious holiday gathering—with a particular focus on the glittering baubles and colorful toys that make the season bright.
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin • 2008 • France
In Arnaud Desplechin's beguiling A CHRISTMAS TALE (Un conte de Noël), 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 marro...