---
title: 'The Absence (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Handke'
released: '1992-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-absence-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103615/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Absence (1992)

1992 · 112 min · Drama · Germany, France

Original title: L'absence

## Synopsis

The Absence is a 1992 French-German-Spanish drama film directed by Peter Handke. It follows the journey of four nameless people: the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler. The film is based on Handke's novella with the same name. It premiered in competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Handke](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-handke)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Handke](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-handke)
- **Producer:** [Paulo Branco](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-branco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Agnès Godard](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-godard)
- **Editor:** [Peter Przygodda](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-przygodda)

## Cast

- [Arielle Dombasle](https://cinepixo.com/people/arielle-dombasle)
- [Jenny Alpha](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-alpha)
- [Evgen Bavcar](https://cinepixo.com/people/evgen-bavcar)
- [Luc Bondy](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-bondy)
- [Alex Descas](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-descas)
- [Jeanne Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-moreau)
- [Bruno Ganz](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-ganz)

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