The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.

Gilbert Valence

Marguerite

John Crawford

George

Sylvia

Ariel

Marie

Milkmaid

Guilhermine
May 13, 2001



Gilbert Valence

Marguerite

John Crawford

George

Sylvia

Ariel

Marie

Milkmaid

Guilhermine