L'Homme Qui A Perdu Son Ombre (1991)
Directed by Alain Tanner
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Marriage Drama |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - Switzerland, Spain, France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
Paul (Dominic Guard) is a journalist who is up to date on the latest horrors of the modern world and is heartsick about them. He has a wife (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) and a steady job but leaves both of them suddenly for parts unknown. His wife is worried about him, and she is angry that he left without a word. She is sufficiently concerned to seek out one of Paul's former flames (Angela Molina) for information about where he might have gone. Soon, this girl has joined her in a quest to find Paul. They finally discover him in a Spanish resort town on the coast, moodily riding his motorcycle over the countryside and sharing philosophical musings with Antonio (Francisco Rabal), a magnetic older man who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Romantic and sexual complexities brought on by the rivalry between these two attractive women add to Paul's malaise.
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Keywords
disillusionment, dropout, ex-girlfriend