Season's Beatings (La bûche) 24 years old
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?
Credits
Season's Beatings Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Gainsbourg She was 28, now 53 years old | as Milla Robin |
| Claude Rich He was 70, 88 years old when he died | as Stanislas |
| Sabine Azéma She was 50, now 75 years old | as Louba |
| Emmanuelle Béart She was 36, now 61 years old | as Sonia |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin He was 46, now 70 years old | as Gilbert |
| Françoise Fabian She was 67, now 92 years old | as Yvette |
| Samuel Labarthe He was 37, now 62 years old | as Pierre |
| Isabelle Carré She was 28, now 53 years old | as Annabelle |
Season's Beatings Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Danièle Thompson as Director. She was 57 (now 82) years old | Directing |
| Danièle Thompson as Writer. She was 57 (now 82) years old | Writing |
Season's Beatings (24 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, November 24, 1999
- Runtime: 106 minutes