A Christmas Tale (2008)
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.
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Details, like Abel's ritual of visiting Joseph's grave on Christmas Eve rather than the anniversary of his death, or Junon's trek to midnight mass as most of the family watches "The Ten Commandments" on television, are on the nose about the different personal rituals each family has.
First, everybody slumps in front of “The Ten Commandments” on TV, turning glazed eyes upon the mighty beard of Charlton Heston as he conjures the parting of the Red Sea.