Drama · France · 1961 · 1h 38m

The Long Absence

Une aussi longue absence

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Director
Henri Colpi
Cast
Alida Valli as Thérèse Langlois Georges Wilson as le clochard Charles Blavette as Fernand, un client du café Philippe de Chérisey as Marcel Langlois Jacques Harden as Pierre, un camionneur Paul Faivre as le retraité
Crew
Marcel Weiss — Director of Photography Jacqueline Meppiel — Editor Jasmine Chasney — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Marguerite Duras — Writer Gérard Jarlot — Writer
Synopsis

Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.

Key Collaborators
Henri Colpi Director Marcel Weiss Director of Photography Jacqueline Meppiel Editor Jasmine Chasney Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Marguerite Duras Writer Gérard Jarlot Writer Alberto Barsanti Producer Claude Jaeger Producer
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