The Absence (1992)

Original title

L'Absence

Directed by

Peter Handke

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four unnamed individuals travel through different landscapes. Their paths cross and separate as they each pursue their own personal journeys.

contemplativeslow-pacedmelancholicabstractminimalistwanderingcerebral

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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