It may be the season of cheerful carols and twinkling lights, but the holidays also bring about a melancholy mood that has inspired some of the world’s greatest filmmakers. This selection explores the clashing emotions at the heart of the yuletide spirit, including Jacques Demy’s gorgeous musical romance THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, Guillermo del Toro’s emotionally captivating fantasy CRONOS, Luis García Berlanga’s stinging satire PLÁCIDO, and Ingmar Bergman’s intimate epic FANNY AND ALEXANDER.