Blanche was raped in her adolescence by a servant, a cowherd named Baptiste. Her family, anxious to hide the shame that this scandal has cast on their reputation, locks the young girl in their manor, thinking that four walls are enough to silence the mockery. One day, Blanche, whom the whole country nicknames "Madame Baptiste", tries to commit suicide, consumed by the painful memory she carries within her. A man saves her and, charmed by the woman who now owes him her life, he asks her to marry him, thus defying the moral barriers set by public opinion. Life now seems happy for Blanche, but one day, at the agricultural show, the insult comes again: "Madame Baptiste!"...
as Blanche
as Mother
as Father
as Raoul Aubertin
as Baptiste
as Delphine
as Cousin Émilienne
as Cousin Étiennette
as Aunt
as Céleste
as Doctor
as Vicar
as Valet
as Leader of the brass band
