When I Will Be Gone (1998)
- Original title
- L'âge de braise
- Directed by
- Jacques Leduc
- Country
- France, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly woman prepares for her death in a quiet and reflective way. The film follows her final days as she faces her mortality.
contemplativeslow-burnmelancholicintimatepoignantsubduedmeditative
What happens
When I Will Be Gone (French: L'Âge de braise) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1998. The film stars Annie Girardot as Caroline Bonhomme, an elderly woman who is preparing for death. The cast also includes France Castel, Pascale Bussières, Domini Blythe, Widemir Normil, Denise Bombardier and Jean-Guy Bouchard. The film was inspired in part by the death of Leduc's own mother. Pierre Letarte received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 1st Jutra Awards in 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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