The Middle of the World (1974 film)

1974 film

The Middle of the World

Directed by	Alain Tanner
Written by	John Berger Alain Tanner
Produced by	Yves Gasser
Starring	Olimpia Carlisi Juliet Berto
Cinematography	Renato Berta
Edited by	Brigitte Sousselier
Music by	Patrick Moraz
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	28 February 1974 (1974-02-28)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Switzerland France
Language	French

The Middle of the World (French: Le Milieu du monde) is a 1974 Swiss-French romance film directed by Alain Tanner. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was screened at the 2011 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.

Plot

The married young Swiss politician Paul gives an election speech in a restaurant and falls in love with an Italian waitress named Adriana who works there. Their love affair becomes quickly public knowledge. Paul's wife abandons him and takes their child with her. His damaged reputation makes him lose the election. He seeks solace by concentrating on his relationship with Adriana, yet she feels she was only a kind of object for him and leaves him too.

Cast

Olimpia Carlisi as Adriana
Philippe Léotard as Paul
Juliet Berto as Juliette
Denise Péron as Schmidt
Jacques Denis as Marcel
Roger Jendly as Roger
Gilbert Bahon as Albert
Pierre Walker as the ADP president
Paul Paquier as Gavault
Adrien Nicati as Paul's father

References

Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
"International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg". iffmh.de. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

External links

The Middle of the World at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Alain Tanner
Nice Time (1957) Charles, Dead or Alive (1969) The Salamander (1971) The Middle of the World (1974) Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) Messidor (1979) Light Years Away (1981) In the White City (1983) No Man's Land (1985) The Diary of Lady M (1993) Fourbi (1996)

v t e Swiss submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1960–1980	The Shadows Grow Longer (1961) First Love (1970) The Salamander (1972) The Invitation (1973) The Middle of the World (1974) Assassination in Davos (1975) Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) Les petites fugues (1979) Every Man for Himself (1980)
1981–2000	The Boat Is Full (1981) Yol (1982) In the White City (1983) Dangerous Moves (1984) Alpine Fire (1985) Tanner (1986) If the Sun Never Returns (1987) Lounge Chair (1988) My Dear Subject (1989) Journey of Hope (1990) The Mountain (1991) Off Season (1992) The Diary of Lady M (1993) Three Colours: Red (1994) Adultery: A User's Guide (1995) The Lambs (1996) For Ever Mozart (1997) War in the Highlands (1998) Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (1999) Gripsholm (2000)
2001–2020	In Praise of Love (2001) A Loving Father (2002) Mein Name ist Bach (2004) One Long Winter Without Fire (2005) Vitus (2006) Late Bloomers (2007) The Friend (2008) Home (2009) The Little Room (2010) Summer Games (2011) Sister (2012) More than Honey (2013) The Circle (2014) Iraqi Odyssey (2015) My Life as a Courgette (2016) The Divine Order (2017) Eldorado (2018) The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2019) My Little Sister (2020)
2021–present	Olga (2021) A Piece of Sky (2022) Thunder (2023) Reinas (2024)

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