Muriel, or the Time of Return
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
as Hélène Aughain
Jean-Pierre Kérien
as Alphonse Noyard
Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
as Bernard Aughain
Nita Klein
as Françoise
Claude Sainval
as Roland de Smoke
Laurence Badie
as Claudie
Martine Vatel
as Marie-Dominique, aka Marie-Do
Philippe Laudenbach
as Robert
Jean Champion
as Ernest
Jean Dasté
as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
