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Elisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but returns to life. Despite declining further medical tests, the couple are forced to grapple with the possibility of his death. Eventually, they tell their close friends Jérôme and Judith Martignac about the event. The Martignacs are both clerics, and Judith has just been giving a funeral service for a villager who committed suicide, though Jérôme would have nothing to do with suicide...Read moreLess
Elisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but returns to life. Despite declining further medical tests, the couple are forced to grapple with the possibility of his death. Eventually, they tell their close friends Jérôme and Judith Martignac about the event. The Martignacs are both clerics, and Judith has just been giving a funeral service for a villager who committed suicide, though Jérôme would have nothing to do with suicide...
The story
Elisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but returns to life. Despite declining further medical tests, the couple are forced to grapple with the possibility of his death. Eventually, they tell their close friends Jérôme and Judith Martignac about the event. The Martignacs are both clerics, and Judith has just been giving a funeral service for a villager who committed suicide, though Jérôme would have nothing to do with suicide...
Cast & crew
Sabine AzémaElisabeth Sutter
Fanny ArdantJudith Martignac
Pierre ArditiSimon Roche
André DussollierJérôme Martignac
Jean DastéDr. Rozier
Geneviève MnichAnne Jourdet
Jean ChampionVoice (voice)
Yvette EtiévantVoice (voice)Explore the crew
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Screenplay
- Jean Gruault
- Producer
- Philippe Dussart
- Editor
- Jean-Pierre Besnard
- Editor
- Albert Jurgenson
- Director of Photography
- Sacha Vierny
- Original Music Composer
- Hans Werner Henze