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Writers:
Marguerite Duras (writer)
Gérard Jarlot (writer)
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Release Date:
15 November 1962 (USA) more
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins more
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Trois Petites Notes de Musique more (1 total)

Cast

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Alida Valli ... Thérèse Langlois
Georges Wilson ... The Tramp
Charles Blavette ... Fernand
Amédée ... Marcel Langlois
Paul Faivre ... Pensioner
Pierre Parel ... Manager
Catherine Fonteney ... Alice
Diane Lepvrier ... Martine (as Diana Lepvrier)
Nane Germon ... Simone
Georges Bellec ... Young man
Charles Bouillaud ... Favier
Corrado Guarducci ... Workman
Clément Harari ... Man at Juke Box
Jean Luisi ... Workman
Pierre Mirat ... Druggist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'inverno ti farà tornare (Italy)
The Long Absence (USA)
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Runtime:
85 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trois petites notes de musique more

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Trois Petites Notes de Musique, 5 December 2006
8/10
Author: dbdumonteil

Generally the simple name of Marguerite Duras makes me yawn my head off.But here,not at all.Released in 1960, this little gem has almost sunk into oblivion,and for good reasons : Henri Colpi was not part of the Nouvelle Vague and it was a curse when His Majesty Godard's reign began.

Hindsight displays the great charms of this movie: the subject is finally close to "Un long Dimanche de Fiançailles" ,Jeunet's extravaganza,but it's an intimate drama and much more moving.

During WW2,Thérèse (Alida Valli,the great Italian thespian,excellent as ever) lost her husband;he had been reported missing in Germany.In her small bistro,she is still waiting,waiting...One days she spots a tramp on the street (George Wilson).Might he be the one?Might he? A film about souvenirs,lost illusions,fear of loneliness,nostalgia,hope against hope,"Une aussi longue absence" is all this and more.Enhanced by George Delerue's (who else?)delicate score,which features the little song "Trois petites notes de Musique" (= three little music notes) , an infinite poetry emanates from Colpi's work.

In 1960,there was not only Truff' or God' in France!Please give the non nouvelle vague directors a chance!They were not out of breath either.

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