The Unburdening
7.0
In this surreal, overstated, black-and-white film by Marcel Schuepbach, a young woman is slowly driven to near insanity by an inner desire for a passionate existence, while she lives a dull life at her grandmother's country home. The grandmother recalls how her own daughter lost hold of sanity and died on her lover's grave -- and she begins to see similarities in her granddaughter's behavior.
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Cast
16 people
Anne Caudry
Rose-Hélène
Known for
The Miser
Anne-Marie Blanc
La grand-mère
Also in
The Abused Love Letters
Broken Silence
Marcel Schüpbach
Gérard Ruey
Jean-Pierre Monnier
Fabienne Guelpa
Flore
No other roles listed
Miguel Stucky
Nicole Roüan
La mère
Serge Avedikian
Valentin
Yves Yersin
Serge Avédikian
Valentin
Known for
Secret Agents
Chicken with Plums
Hanns Zischler
Diego
Known for
Munich
Black Island
Marcel Schüpbach Director · Yves Yersin Screenplay Jean-Pierre Monnier Story
First release January 1, 1983 · Produced in Switzerland · Production TSR, Film et Vidéo Collectif S.A.
Production
Film et Vidéo Productions
Production
TSR
Production
Film et Vidéo Collectif S.A.
Production
Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
L'Allégement
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 1, 1983
Switzerland · October 4, 1983
Theatrical · French
No release date listed for United States.
Switzerland
August 12, 1983 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
March 23, 1984 · Theatrical · German
January 30, 2025 · Digital · French · filmo.ch
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