Muriel, or the Time of Return

The story

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 & crew

Delphine SeyrigHélène Aughain

Jean-Pierre KérienAlphonse Noyard

Jean-Baptiste ThiérréeBernard Aughain

Nita Klein

Nita KleinFrançoise

Claude SainvalRoland de Smoke

Laurence BadieClaudie

Martine Vatel

Martine VatelMarie-Dominique, aka Marie-Do

Philippe LaudenbachRobert

Jean ChampionErnest

Jean DastéL'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man

Julien VerdierLe loueur de chevaux / The Stableman

Nelly BorgeaudLa femme du couple d'acheteurs