
'WhenBetteDavisbidfarewell'isadocumentarythatreconstructsBetteDavis'visittotheSanSebastianFilmFestivalwhereshewasawardedtheDonostiaprizein1989.Theactressspentsixdaysinherroomplanningherpublicappearancesdowntothelastdetail:theawardceremony,anunforgettablepressconference-WhenthefestivalfinishedBetteDavisdecidedtostayonafewmoredays,butitwasn'tlongbeforeshestartedfeelingunwell.ShewasflowntotheAmericanHospitalinPariswhereshewastodieafewdayslater.WhatnobodycouldhaveimaginedbeforehandwasthattheSanSebastianFilmFestivalwouldturnouttobethefinalperformanceofonethegreatstarsfromHollywood'sgoldenera.'WhenBetteDavisbidfarewell'bringtogethereyewitnessaccountsfromjournalists,photographersandmembersoftheorganizationwhoworkedintheSanSebastianFilmFestivalthatyear.ThefilmfeaturesaspecialcontributionfromKathrynSermak,thepersonalassistantwhoaccompaniedtheactressonthevisitandonwhomtheactressreliedinthefinalstagesofherlife.

