A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
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Title: Providence (1977)
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| Dirk Bogarde | ... | Claude Langham | |
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Sonia Langham | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Clive Langham | |
| David Warner | ... | Kevin Langham / Kevin Woodford | |
| Elaine Stritch | ... | Helen Wiener | |
| Cyril Luckham | ... | Doctor Mark Eddington | |
| Denis Lawson | ... | Dave Woodford (as Dennis Lawson) | |
| Kathryn Leigh Scott | ... | Miss Boon | |
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Milo Sperber | ... | Mr. Jenner |
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Anna Wing | ... | Karen |
| Peter Arne | ... | Nils | |
| Tanya Lopert | ... | Miss Lister | |
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Joseph Pittoors | ... | An Old Man |
| Samson Fainsilber | ... | The Old Man | |
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Clive Langham (Sir John Gielgud) spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives. He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his family is. But is this how they really are or is it his own vindictive slant on things? Written by Archie Moore <ar.moore@student.qut.edu.au>
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9 February 1977 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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New York State Capital - Washington Avenue and State Street, Albany, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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Don't be put off by what people (including lovers of the film) say about its initially being confusing. Even the first time through, it is madly enjoyable second by second, and it needn't take long to figure out what is going on. In fact, once you know that we are into a dying man's dreams/fantasies/wishes regarding his own family, you have all you need to make sense of virtually everything straight off. By the end, everything has locked into place in a most satisfying way. The contrast between the man's dreams about his family and what you see when they appear in person near the end is one of the most delicious things in the whole of art.