The Long Absence

The Long Absence

1961 · 85 min · FR · 6.6 (29 votes)
Dir. Henri Colpi · Starring Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, Charles Blavette, Philippe de Chérisey, Jacques Harden, Paul Faivre · Music Georges Delerue
Drama

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.

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A quiet, introspective drama steeped in the ache of absence. It's a film that lingers, exploring the fragile hope and profound sadness of clinging to the past while confronting an uncertain present.

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