''The Absence'' (french: L'Absence) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Brigitte Sauriol Brigitte Sauriol (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is most noted for her 1983 film '' Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu)'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 5th Geni ...

and released in 1976.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian.Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 8. The film stars Frédérique Collin as Louise, a successful photographer whose estranged father Paul (

Jean Gascon Jean Gascon (December 21, 1920 – April 13, 1988) was a Canadian opera director, actor, and administrator. Career Originally bent on a career in medicine, Gascon abandoned it for the stage after considerable work with amateur groups in Mont ...

) returns after an absence of 20 years, as he is suffering from a terminal illness and needs her help.Robert-Claude Bérubé, "Cinéma canadien". ''

Séquences ''Séquences'' is a French-language film magazine originally published in Montreal, Quebec by the Commission des ciné-clubs du Centre catholique du cinéma de Montréal, a Roman Catholic film society. It is the third oldest French film magazin ...

'', Issue 88 (April 1977), p. 28–39. The film's cast also includes Jocelyn Bérubé, Louisette Dussault, Guy Thauvette and

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

. The film was screened at the inaugural 1976 Festival of Festivals.

References

External links

* 1976 films 1976 drama films Canadian drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Brigitte Sauriol French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub