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In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.
general audience, movie lovers
adultery, based on novel or book, world war i
France
asMarthe Grangier
asFrançois Jaubert
asMadame Grangier
asEdouard Jaubert
asMonsieur Marin
asJacques Lacombe
asRené
asMadame Jaubert
asMadame Marin
asOfficer at the bar
asHead waiter of the grand restaurant
asSchoolmaster
asPartygoer who announces the Armistice a day early
asSommelier of the grand restaurant
asAnselme, waiter of the grand restaurant
asMonsieur Georges, manager of the grand restaurant
asSacristan
Cast
asNun
asBedroom salesman
asBartender
asHigh school supervisor
asStamp dealer
asPhysician-major
asPasser-by (uncredited)
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