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Maddened by His Absence (2012)

Original title: J'enrage de son absence

2012-10-31 · 1h 38m · FR
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After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.

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Sandrine BonnaireDirector, WriterJérôme TonnerreWriter

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William HurtWilliam HurtJacquesAlexandra LamyAlexandra LamyMadoAugustin LegrandAugustin LegrandStéphaneJalil MehenniJalil MehenniPaulMatteo TrevisanMatteo TrevisanFélixFrançoise OrianeFrançoise OrianeGenevièveNorbert RutiliNorbert RutiliLe notaireSerge HutrySerge HutryLe comissaire priseurColette KiefferColette KiefferLa secrétaireVéronique FauconnetVéronique FauconnetLa serveuseJean-François WolffJean-François WolffLe chauffeurGilles SoederGilles SoederLe chauffeur 2

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Woman director

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWoman DirectorDialogue densityDramaDirector preference271104Actor preference4135 · 296166 · 246343Country preferenceBe

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What is Maddened by His Absence about?

After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.

How long is Maddened by His Absence?

Maddened by His Absence has a runtime of 98 minutes.