Maddened by His Absence

Maddened by His Absence^[1] (also titled J’enrage de son absence)^[2] is a 2012 drama film written by Sandrine Bonnaire and Jerome Tonnerre, directed by Bonnaire and starring William Hurt, Alexandra Lamy and Augustin Legrand.

Maddened by His Absence
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sandrine Bonnaire
Written by	Sandrine Bonnaire Jerome Tonnerre
Produced by	Dominique Besnehard Michel Feller Thomas Schmitt Nicolas Steil Jesus Gonzalez
Starring	William Hurt Alexandra Lamy Augustin Legrand
Cinematography	Philippe Guilbert
Edited by	Svetlana Vaynblat
Music by	André Dziezuk
Distributed by	Ad Vitam
Release date	May 2012 (2012-05) (Cannes)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	France[1] Luxembourg[1] Belgium[1]
Languages	English[1] French[1]

Cast

• William Hurt as Jacques
• Alexandra Lamy as Mado
• Augustin Legrand as Stéphane
• Jalil Mehenni as Paul
• Matteo Trevisan as Félix
• Francoise Oriane as Geneviève
• Norbert Rutili as Le notaire

Release

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012.^[3]

Reception

Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette awarded the film four stars out of five, calling it "a remarkably assured directorial debut."^[4]