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Providence (1977)

Providence (1977)

Drama Comedy

A Movie of Rare Intelligence

Release Date: 1977, January 25
Directors: Alain Resnais
Countries: Switzerland, France
Production: Citel Films, Citel Films, Action Films, Action Films, SFP, SFP, France 3, France 3
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Denis Lawson, David Warner, John Gielgud, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Milo Sperber, Elaine Stritch, Dirk Bogarde, Peter Arne, Cyril Luckham, Tanya Lopert, Anna Wing

Overview:

On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.

Keywords:

author father son relationship alcoholism birthday party husband wife relationship dysfunctional family aging autopsy