David learns that his mother has cancer and only two months to live. He decides not to let her know.
Acting
Lila Kedrova's unsuspecting warmth collides tragically with Sami Frey's silent desperation
Direction
Belmont traps us in David's suffocating secret with claustrophobic close-ups
Director
Charles Belmont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during a wave of French films confronting death without sentimentality, rejecting Hollywood's melodramatic cancer narratives.
Kedrova had won an Oscar for Zorba just eight years prior; this quiet role showcases her range beyond exotic character parts.
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