Synopsis
Jacques (Patrick Chesnais) and his master (Guy Tréjan) ride through the countryside on a mysterious journey punctuated by adventures, according to the people they encounter and the inns that receive them along the way. At the same time, Jacques tells his master how he came to know the beautiful Denise (Marie-Christine Rousseau), following the many twists of chance that occurred after the episode of the Battle of Fontenoy.
Ratings
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Key crew
- Claude SantelliDirector
- Claude SantelliScreenplay
Cast
- Patrick ChesnaisJacques
- Guy TréjeanThe Master
- François PérierDenis Diderot / Narrator
- Henri VirlogeuxMonsieur Gousse
- Catherine FrotSophie
- RosetteAgathe
- Arlette GilbertJeanne
- Catherine SamieInnkeeper of the Grand-Cerf
- Marie-Christine RousseauDenise
- Magali RenoirThe Peasant Woman
- Yves PignotThe Peasant
- Maurice ChevitThe Innkeeper
Themes
literary adaptationroad storymetafictionfrench literatureenglish subtitlesfrench cinemajacques le fataliste et son maîtrejacques the fatalist and his masterclaude santellidenis diderotpatrick chesnaisguy tréjan