Alone

Alone

1981
1h 40m
5.5

5.5/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Jean, the lead character in this psychological journey is torn by a search for his lost childhood, the overwhelming need to love a woman of his dreams (someone he has invented), and a struggle with his latent bisexuality. Jean finds some photos inside an automatic photo station that look like his mother who died soon after he was born. He starts to fantasize about the woman, giving her a name and identity and waiting for her to appear. During this time, he meets Carole and has an affair with her, all the while pretending he has this other relationship with the woman in the photo. Significantly, the couple who introduce him to Carole is childless, and they eventually split up - perhaps a comment on the importance of childhood to the adult world. In the end, Carole discovers that Jean's "other woman" has no real existence, causing a crisis that finds a symbolic expression as the last scenes close on the story.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
RSI Polytel International Film Pandora Filmproduktion Cactus Films
Production Countries
Germany Switzerland
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Seuls
Release Date October 7, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0081486

Cast

Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup

Jean

Christine Boisson
Christine Boisson

Carole

Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale

Ludovic

Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier

Lucienne

Key Crew

Francis Reusser
Director

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