The Arrival of Averill (1992)

3.6/10 90 min Mystery

Overview

In this highly symbolic political allegory, Averill is traveling through a troubled countryside amid rumors of war to visit his father. He reaches a train station in a city which is paralyzed by a transportation strike and is forced to take lodgings in a bizarre, unattractive town populated by seemingly malformed individuals. After a while, he begins to try to woo a much older woman, and symbolic images of entrapment, imprisonment and erotic enticement mark his adventures in this regard.

Cast

Andras Jones

Averill

Michael Kroecher

porter

Elisabeth Kaza

old woman

Fabio Carfora

man with clubfoot

Valerio Isidori

photographer

Claude Aufaure

man in suit

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