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Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)

Name: Muriel, or the Time of Return
Director: Alain Resnais
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-10-01
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, Nita Klein, Claude Sainval

117 min · Italy, France · Dir. Alain Resnais

Drama 1963 movies

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.