On the eve of his 78th birthday, the 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.

• DirectorAlain Resnais
• Release25 January 1977
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 50m
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• Rate
  

  6.8
  64 reviews
• Productions

  Citel Films, Action Films, SFP, France 3