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Return from Africa

Original title: Le retour d'Afrique
  • 1973
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
242
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Return from Africa (1973)
FrenchComedyDrama

An ode to liberated speech and to the power of words, "those one speaks to others, those one speaks in silence", Alain Tanner's third film is inspired by a poet and a poetic text which deepl... Read allAn ode to liberated speech and to the power of words, "those one speaks to others, those one speaks in silence", Alain Tanner's third film is inspired by a poet and a poetic text which deeply affected him as a young director.An ode to liberated speech and to the power of words, "those one speaks to others, those one speaks in silence", Alain Tanner's third film is inspired by a poet and a poetic text which deeply affected him as a young director.

  • Director
    • Alain Tanner
  • Writer
    • Alain Tanner
  • Stars
    • Josée Destoop
    • François Marthouret
    • Juliet Berto
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    242
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    • Director
      • Alain Tanner
    • Writer
      • Alain Tanner
    • Stars
      • Josée Destoop
      • François Marthouret
      • Juliet Berto
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Josée Destoop
    • Françoise Silvestre
    François Marthouret
    • Vincent Silvestre
    Juliet Berto
    Juliet Berto
    • Juliet
    Anne Wiazemsky
    Anne Wiazemsky
    • Anne
    Jacqueline Cuénod
    • Jacqueline
    Roger Ibáñez
    • Emilio
    • (as Roger Ibanez)
    Roger Jendly
    • Marcel
    François Roulet
    • Jardinier
    Pierre Holdener
    • Jardinier
    Séverine Bujard
    Armen Godel
    Philippe Gruffel
    Jacques Roman
    Dominique Catton
    André Schmidt
    • L'acheteur de la voiture
    Marcel Robert
    Jean-Pierre Moriaud
    Jacqueline Damien
    • Director
      • Alain Tanner
    • Writer
      • Alain Tanner
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      Underwent a digital 4K restoration in 2020 from the original 16mm invert supervised by original cinematographer Renato Berta

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1973 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Cinémathèque Suisse
      • Director's official site
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die Rückkehr aus Afrika
    • Filming locations
      • Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Groupe 5
      • Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
      • Filmanthrope
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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