Providence (1977 film)
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| + | '''''Providence''''' is a French/Swiss [[1977 in film|1977 film]] directed by [[Alain Resnais]] and starring [[Dirk Bogarde]], [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], [[Ellen Burstyn]], and [[John Gielgud]]. | ||
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| + | ==Plot== | ||
| + | Over a drunken, tormented night, dying writer Clive Langham ([[John Gielgud|Gielgud]]) [[writer's block|struggles with the plot of a novel]]. The characters are based on Langham's own family, who are depicted as [[spiteful]], [[treacherous]] and [[decadent]]. Langham makes these people interact in a variety of settings - [[court]]rooms, mortuaries, [[werewolf]]-[[haunted]] forests. Although it is obvious that the writer's [[hallucination|perceptions are distorted]] by [[bitter]]ness and [[guilt]], the extent of this is not made clear until the [[end]], when the "real" family members come to Langham's house to celebrate his birthday. | ||
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| + | ==Reception and influence== | ||
| + | *The film won seven [[César Award]]s, including [[César Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[César Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]], as well as the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]] for [[John Gielgud]]. | ||
| + | *Although he was one of the preeminent theatre actors of the twentieth century, [[John Gielgud]] felt that this was his only completely successful attempt at film acting. | ||
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Providence is a French/Swiss 1977 film directed by Alain Resnais and starring Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn, and John Gielgud.
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Plot
Over a drunken, tormented night, dying writer Clive Langham (Gielgud) struggles with the plot of a novel. The characters are based on Langham's own family, who are depicted as spiteful, treacherous and decadent. Langham makes these people interact in a variety of settings - courtrooms, mortuaries, werewolf-haunted forests. Although it is obvious that the writer's perceptions are distorted by bitterness and guilt, the extent of this is not made clear until the end, when the "real" family members come to Langham's house to celebrate his birthday.
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Reception and influence
- The film won seven César Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Editing, as well as the New York Film Critics Circle Award for John Gielgud.
- Although he was one of the preeminent theatre actors of the twentieth century, John Gielgud felt that this was his only completely successful attempt at film acting.
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