Film

Disparus

1998 · 1h 40m · Drama

IMDb

6.8

Sex, avant-garde art, and Communist ideology are at the heart of this compelling historical drama. The film opens just as the Soviet Empire crumbles in 1989. As Louise mourns the death of her lover, she discovers the journal of Alfred Katz, an earnest Jewish radical and erstwhile poet who disappeared in 1938. With the aid of a history professor, Louise unravels what happened to Katz. In the feverish climate of pre-WWII Paris, Katz reveals himself as both a fervent Trotskyite and an unabashed romantic. At a party thrown by the noted surrealist Andre Breton, he meets Mila, a beautiful part-time model, part-time whore. As soon as he falls for her, he learns of her other lover Felix, a fervent Stalinist. Bored with politics, Mila eventually marries Katz. Soon betrayal and politics catch up with the poet.

Anouk Grinberg

Mila

Grégoire Colin

Alfred Katz

Xavier Beauvois

Félix

Frédéric Pierrot

Blaise

Michel Duchaussoy

Félix / Lourcet

• Gilles BourdosDirector

Release date

May 15, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama