The Long Absence
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The Long Absence is a 1961 French drama film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Thérèse, a Puteaux café owner mourning the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A
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Palme d'Or
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The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing com
The Long Absence
…believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times. The Long Absence shared the Palme d'Or prize with the Luis Buñuel film Viridiana at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 1960 Louis Delluc Prize for best film. Sixteen years after…
2026 recipient: Cristian Mungiu
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Roberto Rossellini won in 1946.
Orson Welles won in 1952.