Obviously, Providence has not been created to be understood at a first glance. Dream, nightmare, reality, you're never sure that you are in one of these fields. But, one thing is real : it's a great movie. It has been said that the life and personality of Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937), the famous fantastic novelist which created the Cthulhu myth, was a big part of inspiration for the dying hero of Providence. I'm not sure of that. But, it is a matter of fact that HP Lovecraft spend most of his life in the city of Providence. Nevertheless, Providence is a captivating movie played by such great actors (Gielgud, Bogarde...) and Resnais' camera is writing an atmosphere all along the story. As it was a novel on paper, not a movie on celluloid. Maybe is that why this movie is so magic.
Review of Providence
