December December December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and is the seventh and last of seven months to have a length of 31 days. December got its name from the Latin word "decem" (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained
9 Month Stretch Ariane, who does not remember anything, tries to understand what happened. Dupontel was inspired by "10e chambre, instants d'audience", a documentary by Raymond Depardon in which judge Michèle Bernard-Requin appears. Bernard-Requin also plays a judge in Neuf mois ferme. Dupontel originally intended to make "Neuf mois ferme" his first English-language film, with Emma Thompson playing Ariane Felder. The name of the coroner Toulate ("too late") character comes from this first intention. He chose to name his main character Ariane in reference to Ariadne as this character loses the thread. Attorney Trolos' name means "stutterer" in Ancient Greek. 9 Month Stretch