
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.

as Marthe Grangier

as François Jaubert

as Madame Grangier

as Edouard Jaubert

as Monsieur Marin

as Jacques Lacombe

as René

as Madame Jaubert

as Madame Marin

as Officer at the bar

as Head waiter of the grand restaurant

as Schoolmaster

as Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early

as Sommelier of the grand restaurant

as Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant

as Monsieur Georges, manager of the grand restaurant

as Sacristan


as Nun


as Bedroom salesman

as Bartender

as High school supervisor



as Stamp dealer



as Physician-major

as Passer-by (uncredited)