The Absence (1992 film)

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The Absence
Directed by Peter Handke
Screenplay byPeter Handke
Based onThe Absence by Peter Handke
Cinematography Agnès Godard
Edited by Peter Przygodda
Music byJoseph-Maria Bargadi
Heinrich Schutz
Release date
  • 6 September 1992 (1992-09-06)(Venice)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
Spain
LanguagesFrench
German
Spanish

The Absence (French : L'Absence; German : Die Abwesenheit) is a 1992 French-German-Spanish drama film directed by Peter Handke. It follows the journey of four nameless people: the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler. The film is based on Handke's novella with the same name. It premiered in competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.

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Release

The film premiered on 6 September 1992 in competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. It was released in France on 20 January 1993 and Germany on 24 February 1994. [1] [2]

Reception

Thomas Quinn Curtiss wrote in The New York Times : "The movie, being shown at the film festival here, follows four people - an old man, a young woman, a soldier and a player - as they walk about an imaginary topography across continents, hoping to escape from their everyday existence. ... They pontificate and recite monologues, but as they arrive at no conclusions the spectator may wonder whether their journey was really necessary." [3]

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References

  1. "L'absence". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  2. "Die Abwesenheit". Filmportal.de . Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. Curtiss, Thomas Quinn (12 September 1992). "Venice Fest: Peter Handke, David Mamet". The New York Times . Retrieved 2017-02-12.