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03/26/09
Providence (1976)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:7
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Alain Rensais employs his poetic, lyrical and allusive style to illustrate the life of a confused, angry and alcoholic clan. An aging writer pens his last book, which mingles actual... [More]
Starring: John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn
Director: Alain Resnais
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Reviews for Providence
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Top CriticMisunderstood and underrated when it came out, Resnais first English-speaking film is a provocative meditation on time and memory, fiction and reality (his dominant themes) in the life of a dying novelist, astoundly played by John Gielgud.
07/02/08
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05/10/08
It's one of the best films from the 1970s.
08/15/07
A superb instance of inventive filmmaking with a comic touch and an intellectual theme.
08/29/06
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06/24/06
Providence is a lot of fuss and fake feathers about nothing.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
03/27/04
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05/24/03
Top CriticThough it may be irritating after one single viewing, after many, Providence strangely becomes moving and profound.
01/01/00
The superb performances and Miklos Rozsa's sumptuous Hollywood-style score give the film's conceit a moving monumentality and depth, and Resnais' insights into the fiction-making process are mesmerizing and beautiful.
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