France / Switzerland,
1977, 104 min
Directed by:
Alain ResnaisScreenplay:
David MercerCinematography:
Ricardo AronovichComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn, John Gielgud, David Warner, Elaine Stritch, Denis Lawson, Samson Fainsilber, Tanya Lopert, Peter Arne, Milo Sperber, Anna Wing (more)Plots(1)
The first English-language film from Alain Resnais, this drama about a spiteful, alcoholic novelist contains the French director's typically playful surrealist touches and recurring use of characters shackled by memory. John Gielgud stars as Clive Langham, a drunken author in failing health who spends an increasingly intoxicated evening at his Rhode Island estate working on his new novel. Clive bases the characters in the melodramatic story on his own family, including his two sons, Claude (Dirk Bogarde) and the illegitimate Kevin (David Warner), as well as Claude's wife Sonia (Ellen Burstyn). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1978 - Best Film
- 1978 - Alain Resnais (Best Director)
- 1978 - David Mercer (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1978 - Miklós Rózsa (Best Original Music)
- 1978 - Best Sound
- 1978 - Best Editing
- 1978 - Best Production Design
- 1978 - Ricardo Aronovich (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1977 - John Gielgud (Best Actor)