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Daddy Nostalgia

Original title: Daddy Nostalgie
  • 1990
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
920
YOUR RATING
Jane Birkin and Dirk Bogarde in Daddy Nostalgia (1990)
FrenchDramaRomance

A retired English businessman has just been through heart surgery but it has, apparently, done little to relieve his constant pain or improve his long-term survival prospects.A retired English businessman has just been through heart surgery but it has, apparently, done little to relieve his constant pain or improve his long-term survival prospects.A retired English businessman has just been through heart surgery but it has, apparently, done little to relieve his constant pain or improve his long-term survival prospects.

  • Director
    • Bertrand Tavernier
  • Writers
    • Colo Tavernier
    • Bertrand Tavernier
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Jane Birkin
    • Odette Laure
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    920
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Colo Tavernier
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Stars
      • Dirk Bogarde
      • Jane Birkin
      • Odette Laure
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Daddy
    Jane Birkin
    Jane Birkin
    • Caroline
    Odette Laure
    • Miche
    Emmanuelle Bataille
    • Juliette
    Charlotte Kady
    • Barbara
    Michele Minns
    • Caroline, as a child
    Sophie Dalezio
    • Nurse #1
    Sylvie Segalas
    • Nurse #2
    Hélène Lefumat
    • Dame Hopital
    Andrée Duranson
    • Yvonne
    Raymond Defendente
    • Jimmy
    Fabrice Roux
    • Fisherman
    Gilbert Guerrero
    • Garcon Restaurant
    Louis Ducreux
    Louis Ducreux
    • Mr. Metro
    Bertrand Tavernier
    Bertrand Tavernier
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Colo Tavernier
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews16

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    Related interests

    Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
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    Drama
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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This was Dirk Bogarde's final acting role before his death on May 8, 1999 at the age of 78.
    • Quotes
      • Caroline: I don't give a damn about your wonderful life! It was a selfish life, and your selfish sun's going down.
    • Crazy credits
      As the final song is "These Foolish Things" is heard, on the line "a cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces" the screen slowly fades to black and the words "À Michael Powell" scroll up the screen. 'Michael Powell' was a friend of and had worked with Tavernier and had recently died of cancer.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Marrying Man/Career Opportunities/The Five Heartbeats/The Object of Beauty/Daddy Nostalgia (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      These Foolish Things
      Written by Harry Link, Jack Strachey and Eric Maschwitz (as Holt Marvell)
      Performed by Jane Birkin and Jimmy Rowles

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Daddy Remembers
    • Filming locations
      • Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, France(multiple exterior and interior locations, main location)
    • Production companies
      • Cléa Productions
      • Eurisma
      • Little Bear
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,108,429
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,252
      • Apr 14, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,108,429
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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