What is Muriel, or the Time of Return?
Topic: Film "Muriel, or the Time of Return" (1963). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1963
- Release date
- Oct 1, 1963
- Genres
- Drama
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Topic: Film "Muriel, or the Time of Return" (1963).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Muriel, or the Time of Return.
Year: 1963.
Genre: Drama.
Runtime: 1h 57m.
Location: Boulogne / Boulogne-sur-Mer (seacoast town).
Characters:
Hélène: Antique furniture saleswoman / widowed antique shop owner.
Bernard: Hélène's stepson, back from military duty in Algiers.
Alphonse: Old lover of Hélène, back from Algiers where he ran a café, visits with his niece Françoise.
Françoise: Alphonse's niece.
Muriel: Bernard's fiancée (unmet by Hélène).
Plot details:
Alphonse's reentry into Hélène's life brings back her past.
Bernard is tormented by ghosts related to his service in France's recently [cut off in
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Muriel, or the Time of Return is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1963.
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