Marthe

This Great War drama opens in the trenches during an artillery bombardment. Receiving bayonet wounds, young Simon (Guillaume Depardieu) drops out of the action, joining other injured soldiers at a Brittany hospital. One day he meets schoolteacher Marthe (Clotilde Courau), who lives in the household of the hospital's head doctor (Bernard Giraudeau). Soon a romance begins to develop. Cinematography by Kevin Jewison, son of director Norman Jewison.

Country:

FR

Genre:

Drama, Romance, War

Released:

1997-10-28

Languages:

French

Companies:

Camera NoireCanal+Flach FilmFrance 3 Cinéma