Alain Resnais made some nice films...and he also made some bizarre artsy films, such as "Last Night at Marienbad". This is one of the more artsy ones...and because of that, it has rather limited appeal. I just cannot imagine the casual viewer wanting to see a film like this...mostly only Resnais groupies and folks who like this sort of thing.
The film is apparently all imagined from the viewpoint of a man dying in bed (John Gielgud) and he imagines all sorts of weird things. Considering it was made in 1977, I was a bit surprised by the language (it's very explicit at times) and the autopsy scene which looked a lot more real than I thought you could do at the time! Overall, a very confusing, strange and difficult film. So strange and difficult I must admit I didn't enjoy it very much.
The film is apparently all imagined from the viewpoint of a man dying in bed (John Gielgud) and he imagines all sorts of weird things. Considering it was made in 1977, I was a bit surprised by the language (it's very explicit at times) and the autopsy scene which looked a lot more real than I thought you could do at the time! Overall, a very confusing, strange and difficult film. So strange and difficult I must admit I didn't enjoy it very much.