On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.

• Citel Films
• Action Films
• Dirk Bogarde
• David Warner
• Ellen Burstyn
• Cyril Luckham
• John Gielgud
• Tanya Lopert
• Elaine Stritch
• Denis Lawson