Four generations of Oppenheim men gather in Paris for Isaac's 90th birthday. He's "Romeo," still a lady's man, waiting to hear from a woman to whom he has proposed, threatening suicide if she says no. They gather at Isaac's grandson's, Ben, who lives with Peggy and their son Mathias who's 10. Joining them, from Israel, is Isaac's son Elie. Against a backdrop of Elie's attempts to call his ex-wife, Ben and Peggy's marital difficulties, Mathias's budding sexuality, everyone's love of chess and practical jokes, Ben's house (shifting dangerously on its foundation), and the twentieth-century struggles of the Jews, the film explores their relationships and Isaac's aging.
Director: Peter Kassovitz.
Cast: Victor Lanoux, Jane Birkin, Georges Wilson, Henri Cremieux, Mathieu Kassovitz, Patrick Chesnais, Max Vialle, Georges Staquet, Yvonne Clech, Chloe Caillat, Fred Pasquali, Florence Giorgetti, Jean-Pierre Coffe, Patrice Minet, Odette Laure, Andre Thorent, Francoise Bertin, Rosine Young, Nathalie Guerin, Christian Varini, Jose Madeira, Caroline Cartier.
France, 1979.
Language: French.
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| Au bout du bout du banc. 1979. |
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