Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude Autant-LaraDirector
- René CloërecOriginal Music Composer
- Jean AurencheWriter
- Pierre BostWriter
- Claude Autant-LaraWriter
Cast
- Micheline PresleMarthe Grangier
- Gérard PhilipeFrançois Jaubert
- Denise GreyMadame Grangier
- Jean DebucourtEdouard Jaubert
- Pierre PalauMonsieur Marin
- Jean LaraJacques Lacombe
- Michel FrançoisRené
- Germaine LedoyenMadame Jaubert
- Jeanne PérezMadame Marin
- Jacques TatiOfficer at the bar
- Richard FrancœurHead waiter of the grand restaurant
- Max MaxudianSchoolmaster