The Long Absence

The Long Absence

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1961-05-17
Genre:Drama
Duration:98 min
Country:France
Director:Henri Colpi
Actors:Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, Charles Blavette, Philippe de Chérisey, Jacques Harden
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Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.

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