CANNES '08 | Desplechin on Cinema

In Cannes for the fourth time, French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin unveiled his French family story "A Christmas Tale" (Un Conte de Noel) this morning. At a post-screening press conference, Desplechin talked about his passion for cinema, noting that he spends much more time watching film than making them, gaining a sense of control through consuming cinema. "When I make films, I try to see how things work," Desplechin noted, "I go to the cinema to live better, to have a better life...What I see on the screen is better arranged than in real life." Earlier this week, IFC Films acquired the film for a U.S. release. It opens in France later this month. [Eugene Hernandez]