Season's Beatings

Released Nov 24, 1999

1 hr. 46 min.

Holiday

Comedy

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71%

21 Reviews

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70%

500+ Ratings

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A woman's (Françoise Fabian) three grown daughters, each with troubles of her own, try to comfort her after her second husband's death.

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The French way to do a Christmas movie. Provoking characters torn between dysfunctional family life, careers and love affairs.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Tenderly carved out delicacy...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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This was harmless enough. Just a fun, French, holiday movie. But fluff, really....

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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An enjoyable Frenchy comedy with nothing new on board! It's watchable but forgetable as well. The cast is good though.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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a lil soap-opera'ish, French-style, but still a good holiday movie about staying together as a family no matter what happens.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Stanislas and Yvette had three daughters. She left him to marry another one. Stanislas leaves with the middle daughter, Louba, which is a Russian singer and dancer. Louba is for 12 years waiting for her affair, Gilbert, to leave his wife that is pregnant again. The oldest daughter, Sonia, repeats her parents marriage. The youngest daughter is Milla, a character that is not so easy to describe. It is necessary to watch the moive to understand this family dynamic, and to have fun with all the surprises.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Danièle Thompson

Director

Claude Rich

Stanislas

Françoise Fabian

Yvette

Sabine Azéma

Louba

Emmanuelle Béart

Sonia

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Milla

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Charles Ealy

Dallas Morning News

There's little originality.

Rated: C-

Apr 18, 2002

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

This sort of Home for the Holidays fare is hardly new, and most of us get enough of it in real life.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 23, 2001

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Elegantly folds together multiple storylines ... into a confection that is ultimately better because of its bitterness.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 21, 2001

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Family secrets (and pregnancies) are revealed as Christmas approaches. It's a very French, messy dramedy that's perfect for that murky period before the New Year.

Jan 7, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 11, 2005

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Rob Blackwelder

SPLICEDWire

Rated: 3/5

Feb 19, 2004

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Synopsis

A woman's (Françoise Fabian) three grown daughters, each with troubles of her own, try to comfort her after her second husband's death.

Director: Danièle Thompson
Executive Producer: Christine Gozlan
Screenwriter: Christopher Thompson, Danièle Thompson
Distributor: Empire Pictures
Production Co: TF1 Films Productions, Le Studio Canal +, Studio Images 6, Les Films Alain Sarde
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $330.4K
Sound Mix: DTS, Surround