The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Antoine Chappey, Leonor Baldaque, Sylvie Testud
Crew: Manoel de Oliveira (Director), Eugène Ionesco (Theatre Play), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play), James Joyce (Novel), Valérie Loiseleux (Editor), Paulo Branco (Producer)
Country: France, Portugal
Language: Français, English
Studio: Madragoa Filmes, Gemini Films, France 2 Cinéma
Runtime: 90 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 13, 2001
IMDb: 4.1
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