The Middle of the World (1974)

Original title

Le Milieu du monde

Directed by

Alain Tanner

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Swiss waitress begins a relationship with an Italian engineer working on a highway project. Their affair unfolds during a local election campaign in a small town.

meditativeobservationalunderstatedmelancholicslow-burnbittersweetintimatepensivegrounded

What happens

The Middle of the World (French: Le Milieu du monde) is a 1974 Swiss film directed by Alain Tanner and written by Tanner and John Berger, set against the backdrop of a provincial election campaign. It premiered at the 1974 Locarno Film Festival and was also screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. In 1978, Olimpia Carlisi received a BAFTA nomination for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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