Make Room for Tomorrow
1979, French. Directed by Peter Kassovitz.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Peter KassovitzDirector
- Victor LanouxBen Oppenheim
- Jane BirkinPeggy
- Georges WilsonEric Oppenheim
- Henri CrémieuxIsaac 'Roméo' Oppenheim
- Mathieu KassovitzMathias Oppenheim
- Françoise BertinLa voisine
- Chloé CaillatReinhold
- Patrick ChesnaisBilly
- Yvonne ClechIrène Boyer
- Jean-Pierre CoffeBrigitte's Husband
- Florence GiorgettiBrigitte
- Odette LaureL'employée des Postes
Details
- Released
- 6 June 1979
- Original title
- Au bout du bout du banc
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Peter Kassovitz, Elie Pressmann, Chantal Rémy
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Make Room for Tomorrow runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Make Room for Tomorrow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 1979. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Make Room for Tomorrow?
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Who directed Make Room for Tomorrow?
Make Room for Tomorrow (1979) was directed by Peter Kassovitz and stars Victor Lanoux, Jane Birkin, Georges Wilson.