Maddened by His Absence

Maddened by His Absence

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 31, 2012

After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.

Maddened by His Absence

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 31, 2012

Maddened by His Absence
After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Mon Voisin Productions, Iris Group, Mosaïque Films
Original title J'enrage de son absence
Directors Sandrine Bonnaire
Writers Jérôme Tonnerre, Sandrine Bonnaire

Cast

William Hurt

as Jacques

Alexandra Lamy

as Mado

Augustin Legrand

as Stéphane

Jalil Mehenni

as Paul

Matteo Trevisan

as Félix

Françoise Oriane

as Geneviève

Norbert Rutili

as Le notaire