About
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.
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Les Films de la Tour, Les Films de la Drouette
Original Title
Au bout du bout du banc
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →V
Victor Lanoux
Ben Oppenheim
J
Jane Birkin
Peggy
G
Georges Wilson
Eric Oppenheim
H
Henri Crémieux
Isaac 'Roméo' Oppenheim
M
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathias Oppenheim
F
Françoise Bertin
La voisine
C
Chloé Caillat
Reinhold
P
Patrick Chesnais
Billy
Y
Yvonne Clech
Irène Boyer
J
Jean-Pierre Coffe
Brigitte's Husband
F
Florence Giorgetti
Brigitte
O
Odette Laure
L'employée des Postes
F
Fred Pasquali
M. Vallet
P
Patrice Minet
Le facteur
G
Georges Staquet
Boyer
A
André Thorent
Le maître d'hôtel espagnol
M
Max Vialle
Alex, le directeur commercial
N
Nathalie Guérin
Patricia
R
Rosine Young
Ginette
P
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
