Providence (1977)
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.
- Date of release
- 1977-01-25
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (73)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Alain Resnais
Casting
- 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
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