Muriel, or the Time of Return
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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.
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Cast
23 people
Delphine Seyrig
Hélène Aughain
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Alphonse Noyard
Known for
Trapeze
Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
Bernard Aughain
Also in
Trap
The Clowns
Nita Klein
Françoise
Known for
Total Eclipse
Claude Sainval
Roland de Smoke
Known for
Carnival in Flanders
Laurence Badie
Claudie
Known for
Forbidden Games
The Soft Skin
Martine Vatel
Marie-Dominique, aka Marie-Do
Also in
The War Is Over
Amelie or The Time to Love
Philippe Laudenbach
Robert
Known for
Ad Vitam
Of Gods and Men
Jean Champion
Ernest
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Day for Night
Jean Dasté
L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
Known for
Zero for Conduct
L'Atalante
Julien Verdier
Le loueur de chevaux / The Stableman
Also in
La Poupée sanglante
Ardéchois, cœur fidèle
Nelly Borgeaud
La femme du couple d'acheteurs
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
Mississippi Mermaid
Alain Resnais Director · Jean Cayrol Writer Hans Werner Henze Composer
First release October 1, 1963 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Argos films
Production
Alpha Productions
Production
Argos films
Production
Italy · France
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Original title
Muriel, ou le Temps d'un retour
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 1, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 8, 1963 · Theatrical
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