Derborence (1985)

Directed by

Francis Reusser

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

6

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in a remote Alpine village waits for news after a landslide buries the mountain where her husband was working. The story follows her grief and growing suspicion that he might still be alive.

melancholicslow-burnbleakvisually starkquiettensepoetic

What happens

Derborence is a 1985 French-Swiss film directed by Francis Reusser, adapted from Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz’s novel, about a young wife whose husband is presumed dead after a mountain landslide. The film was screened in competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, was also shown at festivals including Montreal and Locarno, and won the César Award for Best French-Language Film in 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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