Actor Christopher Plummer’s latest film may be titled “Man In The Chair,” but the legendary star – who gained international fame as the patriarch in “The Sound Of Music” – never sits still for long. The 78-year-old actor, whose award-winning acting career spans more than half a century, keeps things fresh with work in movies and on the stage.

“I always take a mix of film and theater roles,” Plummer said. “But when you do theater, everyone in the film world starts to think you’re dead.”

With “Man In The Chair,” Plummer plays an elderly man who worked in the movie industry during the 1940s. In fact, 빠찡코 게임 his character is the only surviving crew member who worked on “Citizen Kane.” Plummer’s character befriends an aspiring teen filmmaker who wants to learn as much as he can about the industry. The two form a surprising bond as they set out to make a student project together. But Plummer’s character maintains his fair share of inner demons, as he must struggle with depression, alcoholism, and old age.

“I was a drinker myself for many years,” the star candidly revealed, “so I based this character after many people I knew when I would drink.”

“Man In The Chair” also addresses the issue of senior citizen celebrities who disappear from the limelight and the attention of the public. “Man In The Chair” director Michael Schroeder, who described the casting of Plummer as “a filmmaker’s dream,” did extensive research into the world of those once celebrated film stars.

The director even went to a senior citizen nursing home exclusively for movie industry types, and was surprised by his findings. “I couldn’t believe that someone like Mary Astor had ended up in that home, a great star from the 1930s and 40s,” Schroeder said. Plummer himself met with residents of the retirement facility and undoubtedly drew inspiration from this.

In the vast span of his career, when many of his peers have started to take on smaller amounts of work, Plummer remains adamantly focused in pursuing further projects. He’s getting ready to star in a new movie which will be directed by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam, whose fanciful films include “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas,” “Brazil,” and “Twelve Monkeys.”

But for now, Plummer will promote his latest release, which serves as a fitting tribute to those members of the cinema world once honored, but now often forgotten.

“Man In The Chair” opened in New York and San Francisco this weekend, and will be opening in wider release throughout the month of December.

By Ken Lombardi