'' If the Sun Never Returns '' ( ) is a Franco-Swiss film directed by Claude Goretta , with a script written by the director , from the original novel by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz and stars Charles Vanel , Catherine Mouchet and Philippe Léotard . It was one of the In-Competition Films at the 1987 Venice Film Festival . The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
60th Academy Awards
60th Academy Awards
If the Sun Never Returns