Playboy Alan (portrayed by Maurice Ronet) is undergoing six months of alcoholism treatment in a nursing home. The convalescence was coming to an end, [Expand All]
Playboy Alan (portrayed by Maurice Ronet) is undergoing six months of alcoholism treatment in a nursing home. The convalescence was coming to an end, but he wasn't sure if he had fully recovered. He soothed his inner fear and sadness by reading books, smoking, keeping diaries, playing with a pistol and cutting out reports about death from newspapers. He is separated from his American wife and at the same time entangled with her friend Lydia (played by Lena Skerla). Lydia demanded that Alan confront his wife and live with her, but Alan refused. Back at the nursing home, encouraged by the doctor, Alan decided to try to reintegrate into society and get in touch with his friends. In Paris, he began to visit his old friends, only to find that people nowadays had all betrayed their former social and political views, becoming affected and artificial. No one could understand him, and even make open and covert mocking remarks about him. The positive belief that had just flared up in Alan's heart was completely destroyed. He couldn't hide his aversion to this world and fell into despair again. Alan got himself drunk for the last time. After waking up, he tidied up his room and luggage, answered a phone call, and finished reading a FitzRoger novel. He took out a pistol and shot himself in the heart. This film won the Special Jury Prize at the 28th Venice Film Festival.[Collapse]
