L'Eternel Retour/Love Eternal (1943)

Patrice travels to a remote island to find a young wife for his uncle Marc. There he meets a beautiful blonde named Nathalie, who agrees to return to the mainland to marry Patrice’s uncle, if only to escape her life of penury. The marriage takes place, to the chagrin of Patrice’s aunt Gertrude, who lives in Marc’s chateau with her timid husband and her malicious son, Achille, a dwarf. Embittered because Marc has robbed her of her inheritance, Gertrude intends to profit from Patrice’s obvious affection for Nathalie to gain her revenge. Whilst Patrice and Nathalie are relaxing together, Achilles pours liquid from a bottle marked poison into their drinks. But the liquid is no poison – it is a powerful love potion…


Director: Jean Delannoy
Stars: Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marais and Jean Murat
Production land: France
Premiere Date: 13 October 1943 France
IMDb - 7.0 (226 votes)