If the Sun Never Returns (1987)
DramaMysteryThrillerRomanceHistory
In a remote Swiss mountain village, the self-proclaimed prophet and sorcerer Anzevui foretells that the sun will never return, plunging the community into eternal winter. As fear and panic spread among the villagers, most succumb to despair. However, a young woman named Isabelle courageously resists the collective hysteria, ultimately rallying a group to ascend above the fog-covered valley in search of the elusive sun.
Director: Claude Goretta
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Charles Vanel as Anzevui |
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Philippe Léotard as Arlettaz |
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Raoul Billerey as Denis Revaz |
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Catherine Mouchet as Isabelle Antide |
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Anne Kreis as Justine Emonet |
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Claude Evrard as Follonier |
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Gérard Darier as Lucien Revaz |
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Jacques Mathou as Cyprien Métrailler |
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Madeleine Marie as Brigitte |
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Jean-Marc Roulot as Augustin Antide |
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Fred Ulysse as Maurice Tissières |
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Julien Verdier as Martin Métrailler |
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René Bériard as Vicar |
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Annick Brard as Gabrielle |
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Marc Brunet as Boy |
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Philippe Dormoy as Boy |
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Michèle Gleizer as Eugénie Revaz |
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Charles Gleyvod as Father Antide |
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Marina Golovine as |
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Yves Kerboul as Morand |
| Directing | Claude Goretta | Director |
| Writing | Claude Goretta | Writer |
| Editing | Eliane Guignet | Editor |
| Camera | Bernard Zitzermann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sophie Charrière | Additional Director of Photography |