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.

• DirectorManoel de Oliveira
• Release13 May 2001
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 30m
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  6.9
  29 reviews
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  Madragoa Filmes, Gemini Films, France 2 Cinéma