The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her own decline. They all struggle to express, or feel, their love for one another.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Maurice PialatDirector
- Maurice PialatWriter
Cast
- Nathalie BayeNathalie
- Hubert DeschampsRoger
- Philippe LéotardPhilippe
- Monique MélinandMonique
- Henri SaulquinCast
- Alain GrestauCast
- Anna GayaneCast
- Mireille LaurenchetCast
- Corinne DerelCorinne
- Marie-Blanche DehauxCorinne
- Christian DehauxCast
- Jean-Dominique de la RochefoucauldCast
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshipterminal illnessdeathmother son relationship