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Muriel (French: Muriel ou le Temps d'un retour, literally Muriel, or the Time of a Return) is a 1963 French psychological drama film directed by Alain Resnais, and starring Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, and Nita Klein. Its plot follows a middle-aged widow in Boulogne-sur-Mer and her stepson—recently returned ...
Muriel: Directed by Alain Resnais. With Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Nita Klein, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée. In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.
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- Drama
- Alain Resnais
- 2007-03-13
Sep 29, 2024 · Muriel (Collette) is trapped in Porpoise Spit with her bullying father, meek mother and layabout siblings. All she wants in life is to be a bride. Steadfast in her mission to find a...
Antiques dealer Hélène Aughain (Delphine Seyrig) lives in the small French village of Boulogne, along with her stepson, Bernard (Jean-Baptiste Thierrée), a veteran of the Algerian War.
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- Delphine Seyrig
- Alain Resnais
- Drama
Oct 20, 2005 · Muriel, a memory-piece, mostly takes place within two and a half weeks, from Saturday 29 September 1962 until Sunday 14 October 1962. The themes revolve around middle-class banality, reunion, revenge, and the juxtaposition of old and new.
Aug 14, 2024 · The “Muriel” of the title is a woman we never meet, whose name may not, in fact, be Muriel. She is purportedly the fiancé of Bernard, the stepson of Hélène, a purveyor of antique furniture that she sells directly from her apartment in Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the north of France.
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Aug 27, 2007 · Bernard claims to have a fiancé named Muriel – who is in delicate health and thus unable to meet Hélène. But as we soon learn, Muriel is the name of an Algerian girl Bernard and his fellow soldiers tortured and killed. She is never seen in the film, which contrasts with purpose and form of the flashback structure of Hiroshima mon amour. We ...