Providence


1h 52m 1977

Brief Synopsis

Clive Langham (Sir John Gielgud) spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives. He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his family is. But is this how they really are or is it his own vindictive slant on things?

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1977
Location
Louvain, Belgium; Paris, France; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Limoges, Belgium; Antwerp, Belgium

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)

Synopsis

Clive Langham (Sir John Gielgud) spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives. He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his family is. But is this how they really are or is it his own vindictive slant on things?

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1977
Location
Louvain, Belgium; Paris, France; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Limoges, Belgium; Antwerp, Belgium

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)

Quotes

I've got an erection.
- Kevin Woodford
Oh. Wanna do something about it?
- Sonia Langham
It's not mine!
- Kevin Woodford
Are you the lady who's dying?
- Kevin Woodford
Yes, I'm the lady who's dying.
- Helen Wiener
Refreshingly direct, isn't he? I understand that his mind is in outer space most of the time, so that when it returns it has a cosmic scale of values.
- Claude Langham

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2013

Released in United States January 25, 1977

Released in United States Winter February 1, 1977

Began shooting April 1976.

Completed shooting July 1976.

Released in United States 2013 (Revivals)

Released in United States January 25, 1977 (New York City)

Released in United States Winter February 1, 1977