Si le soleil ne revenait pas
Encyclopedia
Si le soleil ne revenait pas (If the sun never returns) is a Franco/Swiss film directed by Claude Goretta
, with a script written by the director, from the original novel by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
and stars Charles Vanel
, Catherine Mouchet
and Philippe Léotard
. It was one of the In-Competition Films at the 1987 Venice Film Festival
.
), prophet and magician, announces the end of the world. According to his calculations the sun will not return to the village and the village will descend into an endless winter. The villagers give way, one after the other, to panic, piling up wood or giving themselves up to drink. Only Isabelle Antide (Catherine Mouchet
), holds up against the hysteria. She urges them not to give in to terror , and to struggle against a damaging fatalism
. On the 13 April, the day the sun returns to the village each year , she leads them above the cover of fog which hangs over their valley.
Claude Goretta
Claude Goretta is an internationally successful television producer and film director. His 1981 film La provinciale was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
, with a script written by the director, from the original novel by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...
and stars Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
, Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier...
and Philippe Léotard
Philippe Léotard
Philippe Léotard was a French actor, poet, and singer....
. It was one of the In-Competition Films at the 1987 Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
.
Plot
In a little village , lost at the bottom of a valley in the midst of mountains and deprived of sun for long months, an old man Anzerul (Charles VanelCharles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
), prophet and magician, announces the end of the world. According to his calculations the sun will not return to the village and the village will descend into an endless winter. The villagers give way, one after the other, to panic, piling up wood or giving themselves up to drink. Only Isabelle Antide (Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier...
), holds up against the hysteria. She urges them not to give in to terror , and to struggle against a damaging fatalism
Fatalism
Fatalism is a philosophical doctrine emphasizing the subjugation of all events or actions to fate.Fatalism generally refers to several of the following ideas:...
. On the 13 April, the day the sun returns to the village each year , she leads them above the cover of fog which hangs over their valley.
Cast
- Charles VanelCharles VanelCharles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
as Anzerul - Catherine MouchetCatherine MouchetCatherine Mouchet is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier...
as Isabelle Antide - Philippe LéotardPhilippe LéotardPhilippe Léotard was a French actor, poet, and singer....
as Arlettaz - Raoul Billeray as Denis Revaz
- Claude Evrard as Follonier
- Fred Ulysse as Tissières
- Jacques MathouJacques MathouJacques Mathou is a French actor, best known for his appearance in Delicatessen.-Filmography:* 1994 : Tombés du ciel, Policeman* 1991 : Delicatessen, Roger* 1990 : The Hairdresser's Husband, Mr Chardon* 1989 : Dédé, the priest...
as Cyprien Métrailler
External links
- Claude Goretta at the Film Directory