La Bûche (1999)

Description

Acclaimed screenwriter Daniele Thompson (Cousin, Cousine, Queen Margot) makes her directorial debut with this smart comedy about a dysfunctional family thrown together at Christmas. When Yvette's (Francois Fabian) second husband suddenly dies days before Christmas, she turns to her three daughters from her first marriage - Louba (Sabine Azema), Sonia (Emmanuelle Beart), and Milla (Charlotte Gainsbourg) - to console her during the holidays. Not wanting their father to be alone, Louba invites him to Christmas dinner, forcing their parents to speak for the first time in 25 years. As their complicated lives converge, secrets are revealed that will test their loves and loyalties.