- HD 1080
- Runtime: 110m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: France, Switzerland
- Director: Alain Resnais
- Stars: Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn, Cyril Luckham, John Gielgud
- keywords: husband wife relationship, autopsy, birthday party, aging, dysfunctional family, alcoholism, author, father son relationship
- Production_studio: Citel Films, Action Films, SFP, France 3
- Slogan: A Movie of Rare Intelligence
- The Providence is featured in the top rankings of 1977
- #16 in Top Comedy Movies of 1977
- #50 in Top Drama Movies of 1977
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.
