Muriel, or the Time of Return

Hiroshima Mon Amour if everyone lied. A widow in coastal France deals in antiques as her stepson returns from war, haunted. The arrival of an old flame stirs buried secrets, both personal and political, in a film of deliberate alienation.

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Alain Resnais directed Muriel, or the Time of Return in 1963. See Alain Resnais's full filmography, where to start with Alain Resnais, or where to go after you've seen everything by Alain Resnais.

Muriel, or the Time of Return was released in 1963 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.