
A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon.


In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.

Delphine Seyrig
Hélène Aughain

Jean-Pierre Kérien
Alphonse Noyard

Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
Bernard Aughain
Nita Klein
Françoise

Claude Sainval
Roland de Smoke

Laurence Badie
Claudie
Martine Vatel
Marie-Dominique, aka Marie-Do

Philippe Laudenbach
Robert

Jean Champion
Ernest

Jean Dasté
L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
Muriel, or the Time of Return is a drama film released in 1963 exploring themes of widow, mother son relationship, french new wave. Directed by Alain Resnais, it stars Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée. In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.
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