The Mouth Agape
La Gueule ouverte
1974 · 1h 27m · Drama · France · Rated U (FR)
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.
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Maurice Pialat6.2Smart score
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deathhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipterminal illness
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