Make Room for Tomorrow

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Make Room for Tomorrow (1979)

Directed by Peter Kassovitz

Drama, Comedy · 1h 45m

Four generations of Oppenheim men gather in Paris for Isaac's 90th birthday. He's "Romeo," still a lady's man, waiting to hear from a woman to whom he has proposed, threatening suicide if she says no. They gather at Isaac's grandson's, Ben, who lives with Peggy and their son Mathias who's 10. Joining them, from Israel, is Isaac's son Elie. Against a backdrop of Elie's attempts to call his ex-wife, Ben and Peggy's marital difficulties, Mathias's budding sexuality, everyone's love of chess and practical jokes, Ben's house (shifting dangerously on its foundation), and the twentieth-century struggles of the Jews, the film explores their relationships and Isaac's aging.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Peter Kassovitz
Writer
Peter Kassovitz, Elie Pressmann, Chantal Rémy
Director of Photography
Étienne Szabo
Original Music Composer
Georges Moustaki
Editor
Chantal Rémy
Producer
Victor Lanoux

Details

Original title
Au bout du bout du banc
Release date
1979-06-06
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Les Films de la Tour, Les Films de la Drouette