Providence

On the eve of his 78th birthday, a dying writer drown in alcohol weaves his patriarchal creed and retributive fantasies into his final malevolent fiction, imposing philandering and selfishness in the decent folks of his family. As the identities of his characters scramble, and the plot falls apart, imagination and memories mix up into terrifying nightmares. In his idiosyncratic surrealistic style and intellectual playfulness, Resnais probes into a writer's mind, portraying a hauntingly dark visionary trip across the landscapes of subconscious and unbridled creativity.