Drama · France · 1974 · 1h 27m

The Mouth Agape

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Director
Maurice Pialat
Cast
Nathalie Baye as Nathalie Hubert Deschamps as Roger Philippe Léotard as Philippe Monique Mélinand as Monique Henri Saulquin as Alain Grestau as
Crew
Néstor Almendros — Director of Photography Bernard Dubois — Editor Arlette Langmann — Editor Maurice Pialat — Writer Maurice Pialat — Producer André Génovès — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Mouth Agape — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipterminal illnessdeathmother son relationship
Key Collaborators
Maurice Pialat Director Néstor Almendros Director of Photography Bernard Dubois Editor Arlette Langmann Editor Maurice Pialat Writer Maurice Pialat Producer André Génovès Producer Micheline Pialat Producer Michel de Broin Production Design
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