The Long Absence
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| The Long Absence (Une Aussi Longue Absence) |
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| Directed by | Henri Colpi |
| Written by | Marguerite Duras Gérard Jarlot |
| Starring | Alida Valli Georges Wilson Charles Blavette |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Cinematography | Marcel Weiss |
| Distributed by | Commercial Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  17 May 1961 15 November 1962 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Language | French |
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The Long Absence (French: Une aussi longue absence) is a 1961 film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Therese (Alida Valli), a café owner mourning the mysterious loss of her husband sixteen years ago; she then meets a tramp who turns out to be her husband suffering from amnesia, and tries to bring back his memory.
The Long Absence shared the Palme d'Or prize with the film Viridiana at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961.
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| Preceded by La Dolce Vita |
Palme d'Or 1961 tied with Viridiana |
Succeeded by O Pagador de Promessas |
