La bûche

"'Tis the Season to be Jolly!"

Nov 24 1999 N/A 1h 46m
Comedy, Drama

Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas, singing at a Russian restaurant, penniless, the mistress for the past 12 years of a man who will never leave his wife; Milla, the youngest, acerbic, lonesome. Christmas was when they learned their parents were divorcing 25 years ago. Over the next few days, yuletide depression, Louba's pregnancy, Sonia's crumbling marriage, Stanislas's overtures to Yvette, and Milla's attraction to the man who's her father's rent-free lodger lead each one to re-examine self, family, and hopes. Is renewal possible?

Plot

Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas, singing at a Russian restaurant, penniless, the mistress for the past 12 years of a man who will never leave his wife; Milla, the youngest, acerbic, lonesome. Christmas was when they learned their parents were divorcing 25 years ago. Over the next few days, yuletide depression, Louba's pregnancy, Sonia's crumbling marriage, Stanislas's overtures to Yvette, and Milla's attraction to the man who's her father's rent-free lodger lead each one to re-examine self, family, and hopes. Is renewal possible?

Written by

Danièle Thompson, Christopher Thompson

Directed by

Danièle Thompson

Cast

Sabine Azéma, Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Pathé Distribution, Les Films Alain Sarde, Canal+, Studio Images 6, TF1 Films Production

Languages

English, Français

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
La Buche 2000 Movie Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,956
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA