Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Alain ResnaisDirector
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- David MercerScreenplay
Cast
- Dirk BogardeClaude Langham
- David WarnerKevin Woodford
- Ellen BurstynSonia Langham
- Cyril LuckhamDr. Mark Eddington
- John GielgudClive Langham
- Tanya LopertMiss Lister
- Elaine StritchHelen Wiener
- Denis LawsonDave Woodford
- Kathryn Leigh ScottMiss Boon
- Milo SperberJenner
- Peter ArneNils
- Anna WingKaren
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshipautopsybirthday partyagingdysfunctional familyalcoholismauthorfather son relationship