Death Watch

For followers of Bertrand Tavernier who know the director only through A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY or 'ROUND MIDNIGHT, the very realistic science-fiction film DEATH WATCH may come as a surprise. Set in Glasgow, the film takes place in a not-too-distant future when nearly all diseases have been conquered by medical science, leaving natural causes as society's prime killer. Katherine (Romy Schneider) is an independent, sensitive, and beautiful woman who has contracted a terminal disease; Vincent Ferriman (Harry Dean Stanton) is a crass television producer who finds her imminent demise perfect entertainment for a society that can't get enough of death; and Roddy (Harvey K...