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When I Will Be Gone...

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.

Top Cast

  • Annie Girardot

    Annie Girardot

    Caroline Bonhomme

  • France Castel

    France Castel

    Maureen

  • Michel Ghorayeb

    Michel Ghorayeb

    Hermas

  • Domini Blythe

    Domini Blythe

    Rachel

  • Widemir Normil

    Widemir Normil

    Mangala / Roger

  • Mireille Metellus

    Mireille Metellus

    Béatrice

  • Pascale Bussières

    Pascale Bussières

    Nathalie

  • Denise Bombardier

    Denise Bombardier

    Denise Lancaster

Overview

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.

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