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24 November 1999 (France) moreTagline:
'Tis the Season to be Jolly!Plot:
Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Buche de Noel more (19 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sabine Azéma | ... | Louba | |
| Emmanuelle Béart | ... | Sonia | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... | Milla Robin | |
| Claude Rich | ... | Stanislas | |
| Françoise Fabian | ... | Yvette | |
| Christopher Thompson | ... | Joseph | |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin | ... | Gilbert | |
| Isabelle Carré | ... | Annabelle | |
| Samuel Labarthe | ... | Pierre | |
| Françoise Brion | ... | Janine | |
| Hélène Fillières | ... | Véronique | |
| Thierry Hancisse | ... | Le fleuriste | |
| Marie de Villepin | ... | Marie | |
| Didier Becchetti | ... | L'escort-boy | |
| Jean-Pierre Marino | ... | Le cardiologue |
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Argentina:Atp | Chile:14 | France:U | Spain:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Danielle Thompson has written a lot for the cinema. Some of her best efforts have been "La Reine Margot", "Le cerveau", and "Cousin, cousine", among others. Ms. Thompson, whose first directorial job this is, wanted, perhaps, to give her public a good dramatic comedy when she undertook this project. The results are somewhat pleasing.
The story centers about three sisters that are as different from one another as they are from their mother. Louba, Sonia and Milla have gone to have their own lives, but when they are reunited on December 20th, just before Christmas, they show they care for one another in more ways than we realize.
Sabina Azema, Emmanuelle Beart and Charlotte Gainsbourg play the three siblings with style. The lovely Francoise Fabian is seen as their mother. Also in the cast, Claude Rich and the director's son, Christopher Thompson.
Ms. Thompson gives us a different take on Christmas, something we don't often see on the screen.