A Lover's Return Explained

A Lover's Return
Director:	Christian-Jaque
Producer:	Eduard Carles
Music:	Arthur Honegger
Cinematography:	Christian Matras Louis Page
Editing:	Jacques Desagneaux
Studio:	Compagnie Franco Coloniale Cinématographique
Distributor:	Les Films Corona
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

A Lover's Return (French: Un revenant, French: Le revenant) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Louis Jouvet, Gaby Morlay and François Périer.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris and on location in Lyon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival in September before its Lyon premiere and general release the following month.^[4]

Plot

Jean-Jacques Sauvage, a theatre director believed dead by everyone, is back in Lyon.

Cast

• Louis Jouvet as Jean-Jacques Sauvage
• Gaby Morlay as Geneviève Gonin
• François Périer as François Nisard
• Jean Brochard as Jérôme Nisard
• Ludmilla Tchérina as Karina
• Hélène Ronsard as La jeune femme
• Arthur Honegger as himself / En personne
• Léo Lapara as Marchal
• Armand Lurville as Le commissaire (as Lurville)
• Maurice Nasil as Le cousin
• Max Bozzoni as Serge
• Arthur Hoérée
• Louis Seigner as Edmond Gonin
• Marguerite Moreno as Tante Jeanne

Notes and References

1. Web site: ' A Lover's Return,' French Picture, Opens at Avenue Playhouse . 20 December 2016 . New York Times.
2. Web site: Un revenant . 20 December 2016 . Telerama.
3. Web site: Un revenant (1946) . 20 December 2016 . Films de France.
4. Web site: Festival de Cannes: A Lover's Return . 3 January 2009. festival-cannes.com.