Acclaimed French director Alain Resnais continues in the same vein of much of his recent work with his latest film, by bringing the worlds of theatre and film that little bit closer together with his latest work You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet.

To his friends, playwright Antoine d'Anthac (Denis Podalydès) has always been theatrical and he wasn't going to let a small thing like his death cramp his style. Each one of his friends, including Mathieu Amalric, Sabine Azéma and Pierre Arditi, receive a phone call informing them of his death, and that it was his last wish that they would attend his estate in Peillon.

There, they are greeted by one of his staff, who invites them all into a large room, to receive a message from their friend from beyond the grave. Suddenly a screen appears, as does Antoine's face upon it, as he explains why he's gathered them all there.

He was sent a tape of a theatrical troupe performing his play Eurydice – a play which, incidentally, all those gathered had performed at some point or another – and he wants them to all view it together.

But not long into proceedings, the various members of this small audience, find themselves not only reciting the lines to their respective characters once again, but acting out Antoine's play one last time.

I wish I had gone for a more comfortable back pack now.

Resnais, now at the grand old age of 90, still shows he has an unbridled passion for the arts. In the latter stages of his career, many of his films have seen film combine with other forms of art, but possibly none so more than here. Despite a little visual trickery here and there, this film is nothing more than a play filmed.

The director adds some nice touches along the way, including a group of actors playing themselves who then go on to play characters within the play, but it still feels as if it would have simply worked better as a play alone. Certainly re-creating it in front of cameras hasn't improved the overall experience in any way.

And although the director creates his story from both the video played to his group of actors, and by the play they put on themselves, it doesn't stop it from feeling stilted and staged.

The classic story that they all act out, focusing on the emotional state of its heroine Eurydice, is just a little underwhelming to make any kind of impact.

Still, considering his age, he should probably just be applauded for his ability to create art in whatever medium he sees fit.