Providence
A Movie of Rare Intelligence
19771h 50mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Comedy
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
- birthday party
- alcoholism
- author
- father son relationship
- dysfunctional family
- husband wife relationship
- aging
- autopsy
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 25, 1977
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, France, Switzerland
- Production
- France 3,SFP,Action Films,Citel Films,France•3
- Cast
- Dirk Bogarde,David Warner,Ellen Burstyn,Cyril Luckham,John Gielgud,Tanya Lopert,Elaine Stritch,Denis Lawson,Kathryn Leigh Scott,Milo Sperberand 4 more
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Writer
- David Mercer
- Cinematography
- Ricardo Aronovich
- Music
- Miklós Rózsa
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0076574