The Long Absence
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The Long 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
.
Henri Colpi
Henri Colpi was a French film editor and film director.Colpi directed the 1961 film Une aussi longue absence, which is well-known for sharing the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with Viridiana, which was directed by Luis Buñuel...
. It tells the story of Therese (Alida Valli
Alida Valli
Alida Valli , sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films, including Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico, Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, Bernardo...
), 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
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.
The Long Absence shared the Palme d'Or
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
prize with the film Viridiana
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican motion picture, directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Mexican Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on Halma, a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós....
at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
1961 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jean Giono *Sergei Yutkevich *Pedro Armendáriz *Luigi Chiarini *Claude Mauriac *Edouard Molinaro *Jean Paulhan *Raoul Ploquin...
.
Cast
- Alida ValliAlida ValliAlida Valli , sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films, including Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico, Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, Bernardo...
as Thérèse Langlois - Georges WilsonGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilson was a French film and television actor. He is the father of French actor Lambert Wilson.Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine , to a French father and an Irish mother...
as The Tramp - Charles BlavetteCharles BlavetteCharles Blavette was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1933 and 1966.-Selected filmography:* Angèle * Toni * The Baker's Wife * Girl and the River...
as Fernand - Amédée as Marcel Langlois
- Paul Faivre as Pensioner
- Pierre Parel as Manager
- Catherine Fonteney as Alice
- Diane Lepvrier as Martine (as Diana Lepvrier)
- Nane Germon as Simone
- Georges Bellec as Young man
- Charles Bouillaud as Favier
- Corrado Guarducci as Workman
- Clément Harari as Man at Juke Box
- Jean Luisi as Workman
- Pierre Mirat as Druggist