Adrien de Van, Antoine Chappey, Catherine Deneuve

Gilbert Valence, a seasoned actor with a long career, learns after one of his performances that his wife, daughter and son-in-law have all died in a highway accident. Valence eventually adopts his gra...( read more  read more... )ndson and continues with his acting. He even comes close to a flirtation with one of his young co-stars but no longer has the courage to embark upon such an adventure. Valence also resists the offer of a lot of money to star in a commericial telefilm teeming with drugs, sex and violence but does accept a role to work with an American director shooting a new version of Ulysses. Valence is given very little rehearsal time since he is stepping in at the last minute for another actor. On the set, with the cameras rolling, he finally realizes it is time to quit.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Manoel de Oliveira

Release Date: January 1, 2001

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DVD Release Date: August 19, 2003

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  • June 18, 2007
    An elegant inventive look at an artist growing old. Made by a filmmaker turning 92. Truly admirable.
  • March 12, 2007
    An intimate film about the ageing process and the loss of one's place in the world. Oliveira is still making films at the age of 97! A triumph.
  • December 6, 2006
    I wonder what this is about, i think ill see it!

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September 13, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Few films seem so wise and knowing about the fact of age and the approach of the end. full review

April 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

At the film's centre is a precisely layered performance by an actor in his mid-seventies, Michel Piccoli. full review

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