The Mouth Agape
1974•U•1h 27m•6.6•Released
Drama
Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her own decline. They all struggle to express, or feel, their love for one another.
Director
Maurice Pialat
Writer
Maurice Pialat
Languages
French
Studio
Les Films La Boétie
Cast
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie
Hubert Deschamps
Roger
Philippe Léotard
Philippe
Monique Mélinand
Monique
Henri Saulquin
Alain Grestau
Anna Gayane
Mireille Laurenchet
Corinne Derel
Corinne
Marie-Blanche Dehaux
Corinne
Christian Dehaux
Jean-Dominique de la Rochefoucauld
Jeanne Dulac
Jeanne
Lucien Dulac
Anne-Claude Girard
Anne-Claude
Production
Company
Les Films La Boétie
Company
Lido Films
Producer
Maurice Pialat
Producer
Micheline Pialat
Producer
André Génovès
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