The Mouth Agape

May 8, 1974

1h 27m

★ 6.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films La Boétie

Lido Films

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Cast

Nathalie

Nathalie Baye

Roger

Hubert Deschamps

Philippe

Philippe Léotard

Monique

Monique Mélinand

Henri Saulquin

Alain Grestau

Anna Gayane

Mireille Laurenchet

Corinne

Corinne Derel

Corinne

Marie-Blanche Dehaux

Christian Dehaux

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