Is Muriel, or the Time of Return sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Muriel, or the Time of Return end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Muriel, or the Time of Return violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Muriel, or the Time of Return scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Muriel, or the Time of Return easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Muriel, or the Time of Return

Name: Muriel, or the Time of Return
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, Nita Klein, Claude Sainval

Directed by Alain Resnais

Produced by Alpha Productions, Argos films

1963117 min6.9 / 10

A French New Wave meditation on the impossibility of returning to the past, where guilt and misperception obscure human connection in a provincial seaside town.

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.

Clusters

Loneliness and Longing Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Slow Emotional Collapse Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Coping With Death

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Widow Mother Son Relationship French New Wave

Questions people ask

Is Muriel, or the Time of Return sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Muriel, or the Time of Return end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Muriel, or the Time of Return violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Muriel, or the Time of Return scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Muriel, or the Time of Return easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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