Release Date

06 Jun, 1979

Runtime

01:45: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Au bout du bout du banc

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Actors

Victor Lanoux

Jane Birkin

Georges Wilson

Henri Crémieux

Mathieu Kassovitz

Françoise Bertin

Chloé Caillat

Patrick Chesnais

Yvonne Clech

Jean-Pierre Coffe

Florence Giorgetti

Odette Laure

Fred Pasquali

Patrice Minet

Georges Staquet

André Thorent

Max Vialle

Nathalie Guérin

Rosine Young

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

Sylvie Herbert

Crew

Peter Kassovitz

Peter Kassovitz

Elie Pressmann

Chantal Rémy

Victor Lanoux

Georges Moustaki

Étienne Szabo

Chantal Rémy

Christian Varini

Michel Bachoz

Serge Groffe

Ava Monneret

Harrik Maury

André Naudin