The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A half English, half French screenwriter visits her parents on the Riviera after her father's heart surgery. Once there, she begins to connect with him in a way she never did before, as each member of the family tries to cope with his imminent death.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Bertrand TavernierDirector
- Colo Tavernier O'HaganWriter
- Bertrand TavernierWriter
- Antoine DuhamelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dirk BogardeDaddy aka Tony Russell
- Jane BirkinCaroline
- Odette LaureMiche
- Emmanuelle BatailleJuliette
- Charlotte KadyBarbara
- Michele MinnsCaroline as a Child
- Sophie DalezioNurse #1
- Louis DucreuxMonsieur Métro
- Sylvie SegalasNurse #2
- Hélène LefumatLady in Hospital
- Andrée DuransonYvonne
- Raymond DefendenteJimmy
Stills
Themes
dying and deathhusband wife relationshipparent child relationshipbars and restaurantsfrench rivieraweak heartheart conditionfamily issuesphilosophicalfrench womanfather daughter relationshipserious