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Providence

1977, Movie, R, 104 mins

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Alain Resnais's PROVIDENCE is truly a breakthrough film, a provocative attempt to synthesize past and future, literature and cinema, into a disarming but totally compelling present tense. The film takes place on the eve of the 78th birthday of Clive Langham (John Gielgud), a dying novelist. He lives alone in his country estate in Providence, Rhode Island, battling alcoholism, the memory of his dead wife, and a chronic rectal disorder. At night, he struggles to write what app... read more leave a comment
Year: 1977
Rated R

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Cast
John Gielgud: Clive Langham
Dirk Bogarde: Claude Langham
Ellen Burstyn: Sonia Langham
David Warner: Kevin Woodford
Elaine Stritch: Helen Weiner/Molly Langham
Denis Lawson: Dave Woodford

 

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