Overview
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.
Cast
- Micheline Presle as Marthe Grangier
- Gérard Philipe as François Jaubert
- Denise Grey as Madame Grangier
- Jean Debucourt as Edouard Jaubert
- Pierre Palau as Monsieur Marin
- Jean Lara as Jacques Lacombe
- Michel François as René
- Germaine Ledoyen as Madame Jaubert
- Jeanne Pérez as Madame Marin
- Jacques Tati as Officer at the bar