Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963) is a drama film directed by Alain Resnais rated 6.9/10.

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.

Cast

Delphine Seyrig

Hélène Aughain

Jean-Pierre Kérien

Alphonse Noyard

Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée

Bernard Aughain

Nita Klein

Françoise

Claude Sainval

Roland de Smoke

Laurence Badie

Claudie

Martine Vatel

Marie-Dominique, aka Marie-Do

Philippe Laudenbach

Robert

Jean Champion

Ernest

Jean Dasté

L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man

Julien Verdier

Le loueur de chevaux / The Stableman

Nelly Borgeaud

La femme du couple d'acheteurs