1983 | Switzerland | Fiction

L'Allégement (The Unburdening)

  • French - 79 mins
  • Director | Marcel Schüpbach
  • Writer | Marcel Schüpbach, Yves Yersin
  • Producer | Miguel Stucky, Gérard Ruey

STATUS: Released

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Young woman is slowly driven to near insanity by an inner desire for a passionate existence, while she lives a dull life at her grandmother's country home. The grandmother recalls how her own daughter lost hold of sanity and died on her lover's grave - and she begins to see similarities in her granddaughter's behavior.

Personal Struggle Drama French Relationships Emotional Desire Passionate Existence Dull Life Country Home Lost Behavior Grave Died Sanity
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