Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 05/28/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 104 min
Distributor/Studio: Fox Lorber
Noted French screenwriter
Daniele Thompson makes her directorial debut with this lighthearted romantic comedy. After the December 21st funeral of Yvette's (
Francoise Fabian) second husband, she is consoled by the three daughters from her first marriage to Stanislas (
Claude Rich), a Russian-Jewish violinist. The oldest, Lorba (
Sabine Azema), lives with her father and makes a living by singing ballads in a Russian cabaret, Sonia (
Emmanuelle Beart) is a fastidious middle-class housewife, and Yvette's youngest, Milla (
Charlotte Gainsbourg), is a go-getting businesswoman. As Christmas celebrations gather steam, Louba learns that at age 42, she is unexpectedly pregnant by Gilbert, her married lover of 12 years. Meanwhile, Sonia develops a habit of taking five-finger discounts while shopping, and Milla takes up with a mysterious drifter who lives as a boarder in Stanislas' house.
~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide