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The Eternal Husband (film) (1946)

The Eternal Husband (film) poster
Original title
L'Homme au chapeau rond
Directed by
Pierre Billon
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man discovers his wife had a past affair with a now-ill and dying rival. He obsessively confronts and interacts with the old lover, wrestling with his feelings of betrayal, pride, and pity.

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What happens

The Eternal Husband (French: L'homme au chapeau rond) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Raimu, Aimé Clariond and Gisèle Casadesus. It is an adaptation of the 1870 novel The Eternal Husband by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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