Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963, 1h 57min -

Alain Resnais's MURIEL, OR THE TIME OF RETURN, the director's follow-up to LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD, is as radical a reflection on the nature of time and memory as its predecessor. The always luminous Delphine Seyrig stars as an antique shop owner and widow in Boulogne-sur-Mer, whose past comes back to haunt her when a former lover reenters her life. Meanwhile, her stepson is tormented by his own ghosts, related to his service in France's recently ended war in Algeria. Featuring a multilayered script by Jean Cayrol and inventively edited to evoke its middle-class characters' political and personal realities, the fragmented, emotionally powerful MURIEL reminds viewers that the past is always present.

"Muriel, or the Time of Return" — movie produced in Italy and France and released in 1963. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 57min. "Muriel, or the Time of Return" is currently available to stream on Mubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!