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Muriel poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.7 / 100
1963·Drama·1h 55m

MURIEL

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.

Above the Line
Alain Resnais·DirectorJean Cayrol·WriterJean Cayrol·Scenario WriterSacha Vierny·Director of PhotographyHans Werner Henze·Original Music ComposerKenout Peltier·Editor
Cast
Delphine Seyrig·Hélène AughainJean-Pierre Kérien·Alphonse NoyardJean-Baptiste Thiérrée·Bernard AughainNita Klein·FrançoiseClaude Sainval·Roland de SmokeLaurence Badie·ClaudieMartine Vatel·Marie-Dominique, aka Marie-DoPhilippe Laudenbach·RobertJean Champion·ErnestJean Dasté·L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 3
Alain Resnais·DirectorPierre Grunstein·Assistant DirectorJean Léon·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Jean Cayrol·WriterJean Cayrol·Scenario WriterJean Cayrol·Dialogue
Camera· 2
Sacha Vierny·Director of PhotographyLiliane de Kermadec·Still Photographer
Editing· 2
Kenout Peltier·EditorÉric Pluet·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Hans Werner Henze·Original Music ComposerAntoine Bonfanti·SoundJean Nény·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 4
Jacques Saulnier·Production DesignLucilla Mussini·Costume DesignAlexandre Marcus·Makeup ArtistÉliane Marcus·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Anatole Dauman·ProducerPierre Braunberger·Co-ProducerMichel Choquet·Unit ManagerPhilippe Dussart·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Janou Pottier·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
79.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
85%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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