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6.7On 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.
Released: 1977-01-25110 minDir: Alain ResnaisDrama, Comedy
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde as Claude Langham
- David Warner as Kevin Woodford
- Ellen Burstyn as Sonia Langham
- Cyril Luckham as Dr. Mark Eddington
- John Gielgud as Clive Langham
- Tanya Lopert as Miss Lister
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- autopsy
- birthday party
- aging
- dysfunctional family
- alcoholism
- author
- father son relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Colorectal cancer
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Screenwriter
- David Mercer
- Cast member
- Tanya Lopert
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Cinematographer
- Ricardo Aronovich
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 207536
- Said to be same as
- divine providence
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- publication date
- 1981-05-15
- title
- Providence
- review score
- 73%
- costume designer
- Catherine Leterrier
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