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Return from Africa (1973) · Cineora

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AN ALAIN TANNER FILM

Return from Africa

19731h 43mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.0/ 10 · 246 votes

THE STORY

A young Swiss couple, Vincent and Françoise, plan to leave Geneva and settle in Africa: a friend of theirs living in Algeria promises to give them a job there.

Melancholic
Thought-provoking
Love
Identity

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorAlain Tanner

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Josée DestoopFrançoise Silvestre

François MarthouretVincent Silvestre

Juliet BertoJuliet

Anne WiazemskyAnne

Roger IbáñezEmilio

Roger JendlyMarcel

François Roulet

Séverine Bujard

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