When I Will Be Gone...

Story

Synopsis

Jacques Leduc directed and co-scripted (with Jacques Marcotte) this Canadian-French co-production, a drama about an aging Montreal woman, Caroline (Annie Girardot), in her 60s and contemplating impending death. She destroys old correspondence, cleans her apartment by putting furniture in the street, and looks back on her life (as revealed via flashbacks and a film crew interviewing her daughters). Caroline's brief marriage to an Englishman gave her one daughter, successful businesswoman Rachel (Domini Blythe), and an affair with a rebel in the Congo resulted in her other daughter Myriam (Sheila Rose). Further memories rise to the surface when Caroline joins her long-time friend Maureen (France Castel) for a black-tie reception where their community work in Africa brings them an Order of Canada award.

Director

Jacques Leduc

Language

French

Country

Canada, France

Release date

29 July 1998

Ensemble

Cast

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  Annie Girardot

  Caroline Bonhomme

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  France Castel

  Maureen

• Michel Ghorayeb

  Hermas

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  Domini Blythe

  Rachel

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  Widemir Normil

  Mangala / Roger

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  Mireille Metellus

  Béatrice

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  Pascale Bussières

  Nathalie

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  Denise Bombardier

  Denise Lancaster