''Return to the Beloved'' (french: Retour à la bien-aimée) is a 1979
French
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drama film
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directed by
Jean-François Adam.
Starring
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...
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Jacques Dutronc and
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...
, it tells the story of a man who tries to win back his ex-wife by framing her new husband for murder.
Plot
Julien, a well-known concert pianist until his divorce, has become obsessed with regaining his ex-wife Jeanne and their little son Thomas. Living in his family home outside Paris that he left to her, she has married a German doctor named Stephan and broken off all contact with him. He blackmails a private detective named Keller to murder the husband but, as the man approaches the house at night, Julien instead shoots him dead with Stephan's revolver that he had stolen earlier. He had also scattered other clues to incriminate the doctor. The body is found by young Thomas, upon which Jeanne sends an urgent message to Julien asking him to come and support her with their traumatised child. Already dismayed over an unexplained body in the grounds, Stephan now has to put up with the proprietorial airs of Julien. The police, initially mystified over this tense ménage à trois, come up with an ingenious solution. They ostensibly arrest Stephan, in fact hiding him in a comfortable hotel, and keep a watch on the remaining two suspects. Jeanne works out Julien's plot, which he does not deny when confronted, saying he only did it so that they could be together again. At this point the police drive up to the house and release Stephan.
Cast
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Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...
- Jeanne Kern
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Jacques Dutronc - Julien
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Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...
- Dr. Stephan Kern
* Christian Rist - Keller
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Jean-François Adam - Police Inspector Corbin
* Rodolphe Schacher - Thomas
See also
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Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage
Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 feature films, mostly in starring roles. Regarded as one of the most respected actresses in French cinema, she has appeared in films directed by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Goda ...
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1979 films
French drama films
1970s French-language films
1979 drama films
Films directed by Jean-François Adam
Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière
1970s French films
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