Muriel, or the Time of Return
1963 · directed by Alain Resnais
- Rating
- 74/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963), directed by Alain Resnais, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Delphine Seyrig
- Jean-Pierre Kérien
- Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
- Nita Klein
- Claude Sainval
- Laurence Badie
- Martine Vatel
- Philippe Laudenbach
- Jean Champion
- Jean Dasté
Crew
- Sacha Vierny — Director of Photography
- Kenout Peltier — Editor
- Éric Pluet — Editor
- Hans Werner Henze — Original Music Composer
- Jean Cayrol — Writer
More from Alain Resnais
- Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) — 85/100 · hit
- Night and Fog (1956) — 84/100 · short, not counted
- Last Year at Marienbad (1961) — 82/100 · hit
- My American Uncle (1980) — 78/100
- Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968) — 77/100
- The War Is Over (1966) — 76/100
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