Daddy Nostalgia

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Daddy Nostalgia ★★★ These Foolish Things; Daddy Nostalgie 1990

Birkin plays the estranged daughter of Bogarde, who rushes from her home in England to France to be with her seriously ill father. She must come to terms with her feelings for him just as Bogarde must deal with his own mortality. Wonderful performances, with Bogarde a charming and dominating presence. In French with English subtitles. 105m/C VHS, DVD . FR Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure; D: Bertrand Tavernier; W: Colo Tav-ernier O'Hagan; C: Denis Lenoir; M: Antoine Duhamel.

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