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Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)

Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)

Drama
Release Date: 1963, October 1
Directors: Alain Resnais
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Alpha Productions, Argos films
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Jean Champion, Françoise Bertin, Jean Dasté, Laure Paillette, Philippe Laudenbach, Laurence Badie, Catherine de Seynes, Nelly Borgeaud, Nita Klein, Julien Verdier, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée

Overview:

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.

Keywords:

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