L'homme qui a perdu son ombre

Antonio, vieux communiste andalou, retourne au pays apres un long exil en France, accueille chez lui Paul, en rupture de ban, qui vient de se faire mettre a la porte du journal ou il travaillait.

Cuando no quedan ideas, cuando ya no se sabe porqué se hacen las cosas, se es como un hombre que ha perdido su sombra, le dice Antonio a Paul. Antonio cree que Paul ha perdido su sombra. Viejo comunista andaluz, de regreso a su tierra tras un largo exilio en Francia, Antonio aloja a Paul, que ha huido de su casa después de hacerse despedir del periódico donde trabajaba.

Paul has left his wife and children. Now his wife and ex-mistress is on the hunt for him.

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 177108
Status Released
Released Canada August 1, 1991 (Montréal World Film Festival) Switzerland August 11, 1991 (Locarno Film Festival premiere) Belgium September 1, 1991 (Festival du Film Francophone de Namur) Spain October 23, 1991 Sweden November 1, 1991 (Stockholm International Film Festival) France January 15, 1992 Portugal July 3, 1992 Austria March 1, 1993 Argentina October 20, 1994
Content Rating Portugal M12
Runtime 102 minutes
Genres Drama
Original Country Switzerland
Original Language French
Production Company Gemini Films Filmograph S.A. Tornasol Films CAB Productions Eurimages Productora Andaluza de Programas S.A. Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Francisco Rabal
as Antonio
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Dominic Gould
as Paul
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Ángela Molina
as María
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
as Anne
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Jean-Gabriel Nordmann
as Journalist
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Marc Lawton
as Pianist
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Cécile Tanner
as Dancer 1
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Jocelyne Maillard
as Dancer 2
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Asunción Balaguer
as Antonio's Wife
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Loli Pérez Álvarez
as Waitress
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Diego Rodríguez Ernesto
as Waiter
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Name
Alain Tanner

Name
Alain Tanner

Name
Paulo Branco
Gerardo Herrero
Alain Tanner

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Jean-Paul Mugel
Arié Dzierlatka
Manuel Martín Cuenca
José Luis López-Linares
Nathalie Donnini
Monica Goux
Ana Alvargonzález
Anne Deluz
Nathalie Tanner

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L'homme qui a perdu son ombre

Francisco Rabal as Antonio * needs role-specific image

Dominic Gould as Paul * needs role-specific image

Ángela Molina as María * needs role-specific image

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Anne * needs role-specific image

Jean-Gabriel Nordmann as Journalist * needs role-specific image

Marc Lawton as Pianist * needs role-specific image

Cécile Tanner as Dancer 1 * needs role-specific image

Jocelyne Maillard as Dancer 2 * needs role-specific image

Asunción Balaguer as Antonio's Wife * needs role-specific image

Loli Pérez Álvarez as Waitress * needs role-specific image

Diego Rodríguez Ernesto as Waiter * needs role-specific image