In the Yorkshire countryside, the life of three couples is upset for a few months, from spring to Fall, by the enigmatic behaviour of their friend George Riley. When general practitioner Dr. Colin inadvertently tells his wife Kathryn that the days of his patient George Riley should be numbered, he doesn’t know that George was Kathryn’s first love. Both spouses, who are rehearsing a play with their local amateur theatre company, convince George to join them.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 48 min.
- Country, year
- France, 2014
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Screenplay
- Laurent Herbiet, Alex Reval, Jean-Marie Besset
- Cinematography
- Dominique Bouilleret
- Music
- Mark Snow
- Cast
- Sabine Azéma, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Sihol, André Dussollier, Hippolyte Girardot, Michel Vuillermoz
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- FIPRESCI Prize, Alfred Bauer Award.
Director
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais (1922-2014) was an internationally acclaimed French film director with a career spanning over sixty years. His early efforts earned him an Oscar for Best Short Film in 1950 for Van Gogh, as well as many prizes for the well-known Night and Fog (1956). His first feature film, Hiroshima, Mon Amour, was presented in competition at Cannes in 1959. The filmmaker was in the running five times for the Palme d’Or. He won two Silver Bears at Berlin: with Smoking / No Smoking in 1994 and Same Old Song in 1998 and snagged the Golden Lion at Venice in 1961 for Last Year at Marienbad and a Golden Lion for Best Director in 2006 for Private Fears in Public Places.
