The Middle of the World (1974 film)

The Middle of the World
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 by	Brigitte Sousselier
Music by	Patrick Moraz
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	28 February 1974 (1974-02-28)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Switzerland France
Language	French

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]

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.

Cast

• Olimpia Carlisi as Adriana
• Philippe Léotard as Paul
• Juliet Berto as Juliette
• Denise Péron as Schmidt
• Jacques Denis as Marcel
• Roger Jendly as Roger
• Gilbert Bahon as Albert
• Pierre Walker as the ADP president
• Paul Paquier as Gavault
• Adrien Nicati as Paul's father

See also

• List of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

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

External links

• The Middle of the World at IMDb