Return to Life (1949)

Original title

Retour à la vie

Directed by

Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Jean Dréville, Henri-Georges Clouzot

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h

Rated

U

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Five separate stories show different people trying to rebuild their lives after World War II. Each part follows a different character in France dealing with the aftermath of the war.

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What happens

Return to Life (French: Retour à la vie) is a 1949 French drama portmanteau film in five parts directed by Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jean Dréville (who directed the last two parts). It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.