L’Absence (2010) - film review
Cyril de Gasperis
Drama
Summary
Félicia is a young home carer who spends her days looking after
Anna, a sixty-year-old who suffers from dementia and lives in a remote
house on the marshes. After the death of Anna’s husband,
Félicia takes sole responsibility for her patient and the two
women live together in a world apart, oblivious to the passage of time
and the world outside...
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Credits
- Director: Cyril de Gasperis
- Script: Cyril de Gasperis
- Photo: Sophie Cadet
- Cast: Liliane Rovère (Anna), Cecile Coustillac (Félicia), Jocelyne Desverchère (Michelle), Jean-Baptiste Malartre (Christian), Eddie Chignara (Bob), Adrien de Van (Paul), Sarah Thomine-Desmazures (Claire), Olivier Broche (Le visiteur), Marie-Pascale Amiot (La visiteuse)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 75 min
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