Muriel, or the Time of Return

Name: Muriel, or the Time of Return
Director: Alain Resnais
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-10-01
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.87
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, Nita Klein, Claude Sainval

Directed by Alain Resnais

Drama

19631h 57m6.9

Overview

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.