Providence (1977)
Overview
On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Claude Langham
David Warner
Kevin Woodford
Ellen Burstyn
Sonia Langham
Cyril Luckham
Dr. Mark Eddington
John Gielgud
Clive Langham
Tanya Lopert
Miss Lister
Elaine Stritch
Helen Wiener
Denis Lawson
Dave Woodford
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Miss Boon
Milo Sperber
Jenner
Peter Arne
Nils
Anna Wing
Karen
Samson Fainsilber
Old ManRecommendations
This Is Where I Leave You
My Girl
The Savages
Wildflower
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Daddy Longlegs
Young Adult
Albatross
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Confirmation
The Thing with Feathers
The Magic of Belle Isle
The Glass Castle
It Runs in the Family
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Boyhood
Shirley
Arsenic and Old Lace
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Parenthood