La Mémoire des autres (2006)
Directed by Pilar Anguita-MacKay

Drama
aka: Moon on the Snow

Film Synopsis

At her isolated house in the country a dying mother is visited by her son and two daughters for a final reckoning. Each of the siblings is haunted by the accidental death of their father and they find it hard to reconcile their conflicting memories of their childhood. The mother and her children are all afflicted with enduring feelings of guilt and recrimination and it seems that not even at this crucial stage in their lives will the ghosts of the past be laid to rest...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pilar Anguita-MacKay
  • Script: Pilar Anguita-MacKay
  • Cinematographer: Acácio de Almeida
  • Music: Ada Mai, Mela Meierhans
  • Cast: Marie-Josée Croze (Constance), Julie Depardieu (Elise), Nicolas Rossier (Xavier), Christophe Sermet (Léo), Edmée Croset (Mère âgée), Silvia Barreiros (Mère jeune), Juan-Antonio Crespillo (Père jeune), Candice Frischer (Constance enfant), Aurelie Patriarca (Elise enfant), Robin Torrent (Xavier enfant), Achile Pidoux (Vincent), Dirk Boensma (Figurant des années 70), Xavier Grin (L'amant), Vincent Iseli (Figurant dans le train), Gilles Roulin (Le notaire), Yasmin Welti (Figurant des années 70)
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 86 min
  • Aka: Moon on the Snow

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