
Maddened by His Absence
Drama
Overview
After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.
Top Cast


William Hurt
William Hurt
Jacques
William Hurt
Jacques


Alexandra Lamy
Alexandra Lamy
Mado
Alexandra Lamy
Mado


Augustin Legrand
Augustin Legrand
Stéphane
Augustin Legrand
Stéphane


Jalil Mehenni
Jalil Mehenni
Paul
Jalil Mehenni
Paul
Matteo Trevisan
Matteo Trevisan
Félix
Matteo Trevisan
Félix


Françoise Oriane
Françoise Oriane
Geneviève
Françoise Oriane
Geneviève


Norbert Rutili
Norbert Rutili
Le notaire
Norbert Rutili
Le notaire
Serge Hutry
Serge Hutry
Le comissaire priseur
Serge Hutry
Le comissaire priseur


Colette Kieffer
Colette Kieffer
La secrétaire
Colette Kieffer
La secrétaire
Véronique Fauconnet
Véronique Fauconnet
La serveuse
Véronique Fauconnet
La serveuse
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