The Middle of the World (1974 film)

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The Middle of the World
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French film poster
Directed by Alain Tanner
Written by John Berger
Alain Tanner
Produced by Yves Gasser
Starring Olimpia Carlisi
Juliet Berto
Cinematography Renato Berta
Edited byBrigitte Sousselier
Music by Patrick Moraz
Distributed by Gaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 28 February 1974 (1974-02-28)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesSwitzerland
France
LanguageFrench

The Middle of the World (French : Le Milieu du monde) is a 1974 romance film directed by Alain Tanner. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [1] It was screened at the 2011 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. [2] Olimpia Carlisi was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles at the 31st British Academy Film Awards.

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Plot

The married young Swiss politician Paul gives an election speech in a restaurant and falls in love with an Italian waitress named Adriana who works there. Their love affair becomes quickly public knowledge. Paul's wife abandons him and takes their child with her. His damaged reputation makes him lose the election. He seeks solace by concentrating on his relationship with Adriana, yet she feels she was only a kind of object for him and leaves him too.

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References

  1. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ↑ "International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg". iffmh.de. Retrieved 18 March 2012.


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