Maddened by His Absence
2012•1h 38m•5.9•Released
Drama
After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.
Director
Sandrine Bonnaire
Writer
Sandrine Bonnaire, Jérôme Tonnerre
Languages
French
Studio
Iris Group
Cast
William Hurt
Jacques
Alexandra Lamy
Mado
Augustin Legrand
Stéphane
Jalil Mehenni
Paul
Matteo Trevisan
Félix
Françoise Oriane
Geneviève
Norbert Rutili
Le notaire
Serge Hutry
Le comissaire priseur
Colette Kieffer
La secrétaire
Véronique Fauconnet
La serveuse
Jean-François Wolff
Le chauffeur
Gilles Soeder
Le chauffeur 2
Jérôme Varanfrain
Employé location de voitures
Production
Company
Iris Group
Company
Mon Voisin Productions
Company
Mosaïque Films
Producer
Thomas Schmitt
Producer
Nicolas Steil
Producer
Dominique Besnehard
Producer
Michel Feller
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