Providence
A Movie of Rare Intelligence
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.
- Year: 1977
- Country: France, Switzerland
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Citel Films, Action Films, SFP, France 3
- Keyword: husband wife relationship, autopsy, birthday party, aging, dysfunctional family, alcoholism, author, father son relationship
- Director: Alain Resnais
- Cast: Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn, Cyril Luckham, John Gielgud, Tanya Lopert