Muriel, or the Time of Return

Original title: Muriel, ou le Temps d'un retour

• 1963
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• 1h 57m

• Drama

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 199 votes

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.

Director

Alain Resnais

Release date

Oct 1, 1963

Original language

French

Origin

France