''Blank'' is a 2009 French drama, written and directed by

Cyril de Gasperis Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek language, Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There ar ...

. Its original French title is ''L'absence''.

Plot

Home care assistant, Felicia is charged with spending her days with Anna, a woman in her sixties who suffers from dementia and requires constant care. When Anna's husband vanishes, the two women then continue their life together in a world apart, losing slowly all sense of time and self.

Cast

Cécile Coustillac Cécile or Cecile is a female given name or surname. People Given name * Ce'cile (Cecile Charlton, born 1976), Jamaican musician * Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), Cameroonian author * Cécile Aubry (1928–2010), retired French film actress ...

as Felicia *

Liliane Rovère Liliane Rovère (born 30 January 1933) is a French actress. Personal life In 1955, she went to the United States where she met Chet Baker. They lived together for two years. She was married to ''Bibi Rovère''. In 1971, they adopted a girl that ...

as Anna *

Jocelyne Desverchère Jocelyne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jocelyne (singer), (1951–1972), a French singer of the Yé-yé period * Jocelyne Bloch, a Swiss neurosurgeon * Jocelyne Boisseau, a French film and television actress * Jo ...

as Michelle *

Jean-Baptiste Malartre Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King o ...

as Christian *

Adrien de Van Adrien is a given name and surname, and the French spelling for the name Adrian. It is also the masculine form of the feminine name Adrienne. It may refer to: People Given name * Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), French astronomer * Adrien Baille ...

as Paul *

Eddie Chignara Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology *Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle *Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Linu ...

as Bob

Festival

Pusan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...

(World Cinema)

External links

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