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Retour à la bien-aimée

  • 1979
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
192
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Retour à la bien-aimée (1979)
DramaRomance

Julien seeks to reconquer Jeanne, his ex-wife, of whom he is separated and who lives with another man. He is prepared to go far to make it happen.Julien seeks to reconquer Jeanne, his ex-wife, of whom he is separated and who lives with another man. He is prepared to go far to make it happen.Julien seeks to reconquer Jeanne, his ex-wife, of whom he is separated and who lives with another man. He is prepared to go far to make it happen.

  • Director
    • Jean-François Adam
  • Writers
    • Jean-François Adam
    • Georges Perec
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Jacques Dutronc
    • Bruno Ganz
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    192
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean-François Adam
    • Writers
      • Jean-François Adam
      • Georges Perec
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
    • Stars
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Jacques Dutronc
      • Bruno Ganz
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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      • 1 nomination

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    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Jeanne Kern
    Jacques Dutronc
    Jacques Dutronc
    • Julien
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Dr. Stephan Kern
    Christian Rist
    • Detective Keller
    Jean-François Adam
    • L'inspecteur de police Corbin
    Aline Bertrand
    • Elise
    Rodolphe Schacher
    • Thomas
    Axelle Bernard
    • Isabelle
    Irina Grjebina
    • Le professeur de danse
    • Director
      • Jean-François Adam
    • Writers
      • Jean-François Adam
      • Georges Perec
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
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    4/10
    Heavy going
    What would you do to get rid of your wife's new husband? The protagonist's answer is "quite a lot". The plot is interesting but marred by a certain inability of keeping up the tension, by a slow pace and by unremarkable performance of the protagonists, all in "ohh" and "ahh" but without the depth required by their supposed turmoil. Bruno Ganz does hovewer an excellent job of his modest part of decent man witnessing the unthinkable. Also, the atmosphere is pleasantly gothic. Georges Perec worked on the dialogues. Given the talent involved, this film could / should have been better. It remains watchable, but not much more.
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    • Feb 23, 2019

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1979 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Return to the Beloved
    • Filming locations
      • Schola Cantorum - 269 Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris 5, Paris, France(school where Julien works as a pianist)
    • Production companies
      • ATC 3000
      • France 3
      • S.N. Prodis
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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