XMAS TALE.
The Vuillard family gathers: Junon and Abel, a daughter Elizabeth and her son Paul, Henri and a girlfriend, Ivan, his wife Sylvia and their young sons, and cousin Simon. Six years before, Elizabeth paid Henri's debts and asked not to see him again or visit their parents' home. Paul, at 16, has mental problems and faces a clinical exam. Junon learns she needs a bone marrow transplant if she wants to live beyond a few months. Two family members have compatible marrow, but the fights, cruel words, drunken toasts, and somewhat civilized bad-behavior threaten all; Besides, Junon may simply refuse treatment. Do we know ourselves?
A Christmas Tale (French: Un conte de Noël) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni. It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the parents' home for Christmas, only to learn that their mother has leukemia. It was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
Holiday Short Stories
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry | Activities | Resources
- The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson | Activities | YouTube | Lesson Plans
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | BBC Audio | Activities | Reader’s Theater | Flipped Lesson
- A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum | Video
- The Adventures of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Lesson Plans | Audio
- The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern | Additional Reading
- A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote | Audio | Lesson Plans | Holiday Unit
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