The Eternal Return (film)

The Eternal Return (French: L'Éternel retour) is a 1943 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais.[1] The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau as a retelling of Tristan and Isolde set in contemporary France.[2][3] In the United Kingdom, the film was released in 1946 by Eagle-Lion Distributors under the alternative title Love Eternal.[4]

The Eternal Return
Directed byJean Delannoy
Written byJean Cocteau
Produced byAndré Paulvé
StarringMadeleine Sologne
Jean Marais
Jean Murat
CinematographyRoger Hubert
Edited bySuzanne Fauvel
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
company
Films André Paulvé
Distributed byDisCina (France)
Eagle-Lion (United States)
Release date
13 October 1943
Running time
107 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

It was made at the Victorine Studios in Nice with sets designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. The film's costumes were by Georges Annenkov. Location shooting took place at the Chateau de Pesteils in Polminhac. It premiered in Vichy and was one of the greatest commercial hits of the occupation period.[5][6]

Cast

References
  1. L'Éternel retour (1943) at the Films de France
  2. "L'éternel retour". IMDb.
  3. "The Eternal Return". UniFrance.
  4. "L'éternel retour (1943) Release Info". IMDb.
  5. "L'éternel retour (1943) Filming and Production". IMDb.
  6. "L'éternel retour (1943) Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.

Bibliography
  • Lanzoni, Rémi Fournier . French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present. A&C Black, 2004.


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