Make Room for Tomorrow
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Four generations of Oppenheim men gather in Paris for Isaac's 90th birthday. He's "Romeo," still a lady's man, waiting to hear from a woman to whom he has proposed, threatening suicide if she says no. They gather at Isaac's grandson's, Ben, who lives with Peggy and their son Mathias who's 10. Joining them, from Israel, is Isaac's son Elie. Against a backdrop of Elie's attempts to call his ex-wife, Ben and Peggy's marital difficulties, Mathias's budding sexuality, everyone's love of chess and practical jokes, Ben's house (shifting dangerously on its foundation), and the twentieth-century struggles of the Jews, the film explores their relationships and Isaac's aging.
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Cast
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Victor Lanoux
Ben Oppenheim
Known for
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Pardon Mon Affaire
Jane Birkin
Peggy
Known for
Death on the Nile
Blow-Up
Peter Kassovitz
Georges Wilson
Eric Oppenheim
Known for
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Elie Pressmann
Henri Crémieux
Isaac 'Roméo' Oppenheim
Known for
Orpheus
Donkey Skin
Chantal Rémy
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathias Oppenheim
Known for
Amélie
The Wolf's Call
Françoise Bertin
La voisine
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
Hunting & Gathering
Chloé Caillat
Reinhold
Also in
V.W. Vitesse Women
Lumière
Patrick Chesnais
Billy
Known for
The Emperor of Paris
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Yvonne Clech
Irène Boyer
Known for
The Fire Within
Let's Rob the Bank
Peter Kassovitz Director · Elie Pressmann Writer Chantal Rémy Writer
United States release August 24, 1980 · Produced in France · Production Les Films de la Drouette
Production
Les Films de la Tour
Production
Les Films de la Drouette
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France
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Original title
Au bout du bout du banc
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 6, 1979
Theatrical
United States · August 24, 1980
New York City, New York
Denmark
September 26, 1979
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