Providence (1977)
1h 50m
Running Time
January 25, 1977Release Date
Providence (1977)
1h 50m
Running Time
January 25, 1977Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the 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.
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Cast & Crew.
Dirk Bogarde
Claude Langham
David Warner
Kevin Woodford
Ellen Burstyn
Sonia Langham
Cyril Luckham
Dr. Mark Eddington
John Gielgud
Clive Langham
Tanya Lopert
Miss Lister
Elaine Stritch
Helen Wiener
Denis Lawson
Dave Woodford
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Miss Boon
Milo Sperber
Jenner
Peter Arne
Nils
Anna Wing
Karen
Samson Fainsilber
Old Man
Joseph Pittoors
Old Man
Claude Plouganou
Sound Editor
Alain Resnais
Director
Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Klaus Hellwig
Producer
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Yves Gasser
Producer
Michel Fauré
Administration
Guy Maillet
Boom Operator
Alain Le Guern
Key Grip
Daniel Couteau
Foley Artist
Daniel Pierre
Art Direction
Roland Pichery
Property Master
Jean-Claude Cabouret
Art Direction
Bernard Journoux
Electrician
Marie-Josée Guissart
Script Supervisor
Jean Schwarz
Sound Effects
Yann Darré
Assistant Editor
John Bates
Costume Design
Catherine Leterrier
Costume Design
Michel Choquet
Production Manager
Jean-Pierre Besnard
Assistant Editor
Yves Saint Laurent
Costume Design
Daniel Smague
Assistant Camera
Michel Trigon
Hairstylist
David Mercer
Dialogue / Screenplay
Jacques Labesse
Assistant Camera
Jacques Saulnier
Production Design
Charles Merangel
Set Decoration
Jacques Maumont
Sound
Antoine Gannagé
Production Manager
Yves Peyrot
Producer
Lise Fayolle
Associate Producer
Régine Havan
Makeup Artist
Jürgen Vollmer
Still Photographer
Juergen Hellwig
Associate Producer
Liselle Roos
Costumer
Philippe Brun
Camera Operator
Marie-Hélène Yastchenkoff
Makeup Artist
Philippe Dussart
Executive Producer
Victor Merinow
Makeup Artist
Roland Sabary
Production Director
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
aging
birthday party
dysfunctional family
author
wife husband relationship
autopsy
alcoholism
father son relationship
Wiki.
Providence is a 1977 French/Swiss film directed by Alain Resnais from a screenplay by David Mercer. It explores the processes of creativity through a portrayal of an ageing novelist, played by John Gielgud, who imagines scenes for his latest novel which draw upon his past and his relationships with members of his family. The film won the 1978 César Award for Best Film.
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