L'Absence (2010)
Directed by Cyril de Gasperis

Drama

Film Synopsis

Félicia is a young home carer who spends her days looking after Anna, a sixty-year-old who suffers from dementia and lives in a remote house on the marshes.  After the death of Anna's husband, Félicia takes sole responsibility for her patient and the two women live together in a world apart, oblivious to the passage of time and the world outside...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Cyril de Gasperis
  • Script: Cyril de Gasperis
  • Cinematographer: Sophie Cadet
  • Cast: Liliane Rovère (Anna), Cecile Coustillac (Félicia), Jocelyne Desverchère (Michelle), Jean-Baptiste Malartre (Christian), Eddie Chignara (Bob), Adrien de Van (Paul), Sarah Thomine-Desmazures (Claire), Olivier Broche (Le visiteur), Marie-Pascale Amiot (La visiteuse)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 75 min

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