Summary
L’Absence is a French-German-Spanish film first released in 1993,
directed by Peter Handke.
The film stars Jenny Alpha, Eustaquio Barjau, Evgen Bavcar, Luc Bondy and Sylvain Curial.
It has also been released under the title: The Absence.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Peter Handke
- Script: Peter Handke
- Photo: Agnès Godard
- Music: Jean-Paul Mugel
- Cast: Jenny Alpha, Eustaquio Barjau (Writer), Evgen Bavcar, Luc Bondy, Sylvain Curial, Alex Descas (Soldier), Arielle Dombasle, Pedro Freixa, Bruno Ganz (Player), Jeanne Moreau (Writer’s Wife), Sophie Semin (Young woman), Hervé Telemaque
- Country: France / Germany / Spain / UK
- Language: French
- Runtime: 112 min
- Aka: The Absence
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