The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A man returns to the place he once lived a passionate love affair with a woman who is now dead. So powerful are the emotions that seize him that he imagines she is still alive, and begins to live as if this were the case...
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Marguerite DurasDirector
- Marguerite DurasWriter
- Carlos D'AlessioOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Catherine SellersWoman / Traveler's wife
- Nicole HissAnother woman / Narrator (voice)
- Gérard DepardieuGuy on the beach / "The Fool"
- Dionys MascoloTraveler
- Christian BaltaussMan on the beach
- Françoise LebrunNarrator (voice)
- Marguerite DurasVoice
Stills
Themes
woman director