Le Retour d'Afrique (1972)
Directed by Alain Tanner

Drama

Film Synopsis

Vincent is a horticulturist.  Françoise works in an art gallery.  They have been married for two years.  A routine life in Geneva suits neither of them, so, knowing that they can never have a child, they decide to leave for the third world in the hope of finding some meaning in their lives.  They are ready to leave when they receive a telegram from Algeria asking them to delay their departure and await a further letter.  Cooped up in their now empty apartment, Vincent and Françoise begin to reflect on the real motives for their desire to start a new life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alain Tanner
  • Script: Alain Tanner (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Renato Berta
  • Cast: Josée Destoop (Françoise Silvestre), François Marthouret (Vincent Silvestre), Juliet Berto (Juliet, la postière), Anne Wiazemsky (Anne, la postière), Jacqueline Cuénod (Jacqueline, la postière), Roger Ibáñez (Emilio, le jardinier), Roger Jendly (Marcel, le jardinier), François Roulet, Pierre Holdener, André Schmidt, Armen Godel, Philippe Gruffel, Jacques Roman, Séverine Bujard, Dominique Catton, Marcel Robert, Jean-Pierre Moriaud, Jacqueline Damien, Claudine Berthet, Jean Bourgue
  • Country: Switzerland / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 108 min

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