Film

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963 · 1h 57m · Drama

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

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.

Delphine Seyrig

Hélène Aughain

Jean-Pierre Kérien

Alphonse Noyard

Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée

Bernard Aughain

Nita Klein

Françoise

Claude Sainval

Roland de Smoke

Laurence Badie

Claudie

Martine Vatel

Marie-Dominique, aka Marie-Do

Philippe Laudenbach

Robert

Jean Champion

Ernest

Jean Dasté

L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man

Julien Verdier

Le loueur de chevaux / The Stableman

Nelly Borgeaud

La femme du couple d'acheteurs

Catherine de Seynes

Angèle

Gaston Joly

Antoine, le tailleur

Gérard Lorin

Marc

Françoise Bertin

Simone

• Alain ResnaisDirector
• Jean CayrolWriter
• Anatole DaumanProducer
• Sacha ViernyDirector of Photography
• Hans Werner HenzeOriginal Music Composer
• Kenout PeltierEditor
• Éric PluetEditor

Muriel - Trailer

Release date

October 1, 1963

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Drama

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