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Providence
A Movie of Rare Intelligence
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.
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde as Claude Langham
- David Warner as Kevin Woodford
- Ellen Burstyn as Sonia Langham
- Cyril Luckham as Dr. Mark Eddington
- John Gielgud as Clive Langham
- Tanya Lopert as Miss Lister
- Elaine Stritch as Helen Wiener
- Denis Lawson as Dave Woodford
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Miss Boon
- Milo Sperber as Jenner
- Peter Arne as Nils
- Anna Wing as Karen
Details
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Released
- January 25, 1977
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Studio
- Citel Films, Action Films and SFP
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 73 votes
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