Make Room for Tomorrow

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Victor LanouxBen Oppenheim

Jane BirkinPeggy

Georges WilsonEric Oppenheim

Henri CrémieuxIsaac 'Roméo' Oppenheim

Mathieu KassovitzMathias Oppenheim

Françoise Bertin

Françoise BertinLa voisine

Chloé Caillat

Chloé CaillatReinhold

Patrick ChesnaisBilly

Yvonne ClechIrène Boyer

Jean-Pierre CoffeBrigitte's Husband

Florence GiorgettiBrigitte

Odette LaureL'employée des Postes