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The Long Absence (French: Une aussi longue absence) is a 1961 French film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Therese (Alida Valli), a café owner mourning 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 shared the Palme d'Or prize with the film Viridiana at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
Original Release
05/17/1961
US Release
11/15/1962
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alida Valli | Thérèse Langlois |
Georges Wilson | Le clochard |
Charles Blavette | Fernand / Fernand, un client du café |
Amédée | Marcel Langlois |
Paul Faivre | Le retraité |
Pierre Parel | Un agent |
Catherine Fonteney | Alice Langlois |
Diane Lepvrier | Martine |
Nane Germon | Simone |
Charles Bouillaud | Favier |
Directors
Writers
Henri Colpi, Marguerite Duras, Gérard Jarlot
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alida Valli | Thérèse Langlois |
Georges Wilson | Le clochard |
Charles Blavette | Fernand / Fernand, un client du café |
Amédée | Marcel Langlois |
Paul Faivre | Le retraité |
Pierre Parel | Un agent |
Catherine Fonteney | Alice Langlois |
Diane Lepvrier | Martine |
Nane Germon | Simone |
Charles Bouillaud | Favier |
Corrado Guarducci | Un ouvrier |
Clément Harari | L'homme au juke-box |
Jean Luisi | Un ouvrier |
Pierre Mirat | L'épicier |
Jacques Harden | Pierre - le camionneur / Pierre, un camionneur |
Georges Bielec | Le blouson noir / un jeune homme |
Pierre Vernet | Le politique |
Paul Pavel | Un ouvrier chez Renault |
Anna Rey | Madame Favier |
Michel Risbourg | Un jeune homme |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alberto Barsanti | Producer |
Claude Jaeger | Producer |