La Buche Movie Review 2000

The title refers to a special Christmas cake, fashioned in the shape of a yule log. The holiday season is proving to be particularly tiresome for three sisters: nightclub singer Louba (Azema) who's pregnant with her married lover's child; homemaker Sonia (Beart) whose husband is leaving her for a younger woman; and career-driven Milla (Gainsbourg) who becomes intrigued by melancholy Joseph (Thompson, the director's son). Family crises start with the funeral of the sisters' stepfather, leading to a reunion between their parents who haven't spoken in 25 years, and get more complicated from there. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 106 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Christmas, Brothers & Sisters, Funerals, Pregnant Pauses

Screenplay

Christopher Thompson, Daniele Thompson

Cast

Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Beart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Francoise Fabian, Claude Rich, Christopher Thompson, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

Director

Daniele Thompson

Music

Michel Legrand