Si le soleil ne revenait pas

If the Sun Never Returns

Switzerland / France, 1987
FILM, Fiction, 118 min.

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directed by
Claude Goretta
Written by
Claude Goretta
Status
In distribution

In a small mountain village, lost deep in a valley and deprived of sunlight for months on end, an old man, Anzevui, prophet and sorcerer, foretells the end of the world. According to his calculations, the sun will not return and the village will sink into a definitive winter. One by one, the villagers panic. Only Isabelle stands up to the hysteria. She succeeds in convincing those who hesitate not to give in to the terror and to fight against fate.

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World Premiere
1987
Original Version
French,  colour, 35mm, 118 min.
Production
Les Productions JMH, Marion's Films, Sara Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Sylvette Frydman, Jean-Marc Henchoz, Alain Sarde
directed by
Claude Goretta
Written by
Claude Goretta
Cinemato­graphy
Bernard Zitzermann
Location Sound Mix
Etienne Métrailler, Philippe Abrezol

Cast

Philippe Léotard
Charles Vanel
Catherine Mouchet

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