The Long Absence

The Long Absence

85 mins | Drama | May 17, 1961

Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.

The Long Absence

85 mins | Drama | May 17, 1961

The Long Absence
Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers
Original title Une aussi longue absence
Directors Henri Colpi
Writers Gérard Jarlot, Marguerite Duras

Cast

Alida Valli

as Thérèse Langlois

Georges Wilson

as le clochard

Charles Blavette

as Fernand, un client du café

Philippe de Chérisey

as Marcel Langlois

Jacques Harden

as Pierre, un camionneur

Paul Faivre

as le retraité

Catherine Fonteney

as Alice Langlois

Diane Lepvrier

as Martine

Nane Germon

as Simone

Pierre Mirat

as l'épicier

Charles Bouillaud

as Favier

Georges Bielec

as un jeune homme