La Buche 1999  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Daniele Thompson
Cast: Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Beart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claude Rich, Francoise Fabian, Christopher Thompson, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Isabelle Carre, Samuel Labarthe, Francoise Brion
When Yvette's (Francoise Fabian) second husband drops dead just before Christmas, she asks her grown children to spend Christmas with her instead of her ex-husband Stanislas (Claude Rich). Daughter Sonia (Emmanuelle Beart) immediately sets plans into action for the "perfect" Christmas–despite the fact that she is dealing with secrets, secrets, and more secrets of her sisters Milla (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and Louba (Sabine Azema).
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The Luzhin Defence 2000  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marleen Gorris
Cast: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson, Fabio Sartor, Peter Blythe, Orla Brady, Mark Tandy, Kelly Hunter
Russian grand master of chess Alexander Luzhin (John Turturro) excels in his field but is a total misfit in life. Things change, however, when he enters the biggest tournament of his life and meets the self-assured socialite, Natalie (Emily Watson). The result is a very unlikely partnership.
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| 1. La Buche (1999)
2. The Luzhin Defence (2000)
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