La Gueule Ouverte (1973)
When cancer strikes the mother of the family in this French film, everyone in the family expresses a previously invisible caring and tolerance of the others. The father has always been a bit of a drunk, and is forever chasing younger women. Despite that, he and his wife care for each other, and he tends attentively to her in her last days while remaining unchanged in character. The son and daughter-in-law, whose marriage is somewhat sterile, have similarly penetrating interactions with the dying mother. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nathalie Baye, Hubert Deschamps, (more)
- Director(s):
- Maurice Pialat
Synopsis of La Gueule Ouverte
When cancer strikes the mother of the family in this French film, everyone in the family expresses a previously invisible caring and tolerance of the others. The father has always been a bit of a drunk, and is forever chasing younger women. Despite that, he and his wife care for each other, and he tends attentively to her in her last days while remaining unchanged in character. The son and daughter-in-law, whose marriage is somewhat sterile, have similarly penetrating interactions with the dying mother. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of La Gueule Ouverte
- Nathalie Baye - La femme du fils
- Philippe Léotard - Le fils
- Jean-François Balmer
- Hubert Deschamps - Father
- Monique Melinand - Mother
- Jacques Villeret
- Director(s):
- Maurice Pialat
- Writer(s):
- Maurice Pialat
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