Le sourire aux larmes

Name: Griffin and Phoenix
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-02-27
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Peter Falk, Jill Clayburgh, John Lehne

Original title: Griffin and Phoenix

TV Movie
1976
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

443

YOUR RATING

Drama

Geoffrey Griffin who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer in his chest, meets Sarah Phoenix as they both attend a university lecture on the psychology of dying. Sarah Phoenix has got term... Read allGeoffrey Griffin who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer in his chest, meets Sarah Phoenix as they both attend a university lecture on the psychology of dying. Sarah Phoenix has got terminal leukemia, but Griffin doesn't know that, and she doesn't know that he is terminally i... Read allGeoffrey Griffin who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer in his chest, meets Sarah Phoenix as they both attend a university lecture on the psychology of dying. Sarah Phoenix has got terminal leukemia, but Griffin doesn't know that, and she doesn't know that he is terminally ill. They start spending time together and fall in love, both struggling with their fate. T... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

443

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
Star Peter Falk was involved in the editing and post-production this movie for-television.

Alternate versions
Although this film was made for television, it was so acclaimed that it was subsequently released to theaters. The theatrical release includes a title card explaining the reasons for its re-release, and also features an additional love scene between Jill Clayburgh and 'Peter Falk' in which Clayburgh briefly appears nude. (The nude scene, naturally, was absent from the original TV broadcast.)

Connections
Remade as Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

User reviews11

Review

Featured review

10/10

A touching, realistic, funny, gritty film...

... that is a love story with a very grown-up attitude toward death. Falk and Clayburg are excellent together. A TV movie classic that has been repeated a number of times--but, alas, not lately (to my limited knowledge)

Both are dying, but neither knows the other is, and some dramatic misunderstandings are the result. I won't say any more--except to note that the ending is a classic.

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