Drama ·Comedy · France · 1949 · 2h 0m

Return to Life

Retour à la vie

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Director
André CayatteGeorges LampinHenri-Georges ClouzotJean Dréville
Cast
Bernard Blier as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") Jane Marken as Aunt Bertha (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") François Périer as Antoine (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") Patricia Roc as Lieutenant Evelyne (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") Louis Jouvet as Jean Girard (segment "Le retour de Jean") Noël Roquevert as Commander (segment "Le retour de Jean")
Crew
Louis Page — Director of Photography Nicolas Hayer — Director of Photography Monique Kirsanoff — Editor Charles Spaak — Writer Henri-Georges Clouzot — Writer Jean Ferry — Writer
Synopsis

In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.

Mood & Themes
greedintolerancemorphinetorturepost world war iiunfaithful wifewoman soldiermisalliance
Key Collaborators
André Cayatte Director Georges Lampin Director Henri-Georges Clouzot Director Jean Dréville Director Louis Page Director of Photography Nicolas Hayer Director of Photography Monique Kirsanoff Editor Charles Spaak Writer Henri-Georges Clouzot Writer Jean Ferry Writer Jacques Roitfeld Producer Emile Alex Production Design
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