The Eternal Return (film)

The Eternal Return
The Eternal Return
Directed by	Jean Delannoy
Written by	Jean Cocteau
Produced by	André Paulvé
Starring	Madeleine Sologne; Jean Marais; Jean Murat
Cinematography	Roger Hubert
Edited by	Suzanne Fauvel
Music by	Georges Auric
Production; company	Films André Paulvé
Distributed by	DisCina (France); Eagle-Lion (United States)
Release date	13 October 1943;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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]

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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]^{[citation needed]}

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