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The Long Absence

  • May 17, 1961
  • 98 min.
  • Drama
  • France
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.

Original title: Une aussi longue absence

3

nominations

33%

winning rate

1

win

British Academy Film Awards #16 - 1963

Award People Status
Best Picture
Best Foreign Actor Georges Wilson

Cannes Film Festival #14 - 1961

Award People Status
Palme d'Or [Main Competition] Henri Colpi Winner