muriel ou le temps d'un retour

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, Hיlטne sells antique furniture, living with her step-son, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hיlטne's comes to visit - Alphonse - with his niece Franחoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a cafי. Bernard speaks of his fiancיe, Muriel, whom Hיlטne has not met. The narrative, like memory and intention, is jumpy, the past obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hיlטne and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well. Can anyone know another?