Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963 · 117 min · FR · 7.0 (88 votes)
Dir. Alain Resnais · Starring Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, Nita Klein, Claude Sainval, Laurence Badie · Music Hans Werner Henze
Drama

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.

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A quiet, introspective drama steeped in the melancholy of the past. It feels like sifting through old photographs, each one carrying the weight of unspoken regrets and lingering memories in a windswept French town.

melancholicnostalgicwistfulsomberslow-burnFrench New Wavearthousecharacter studyatmosphericgriefmemoryregretfamily
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widowmother son relationshipboulognefrench new wavenouvelle vague
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