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.

Marthe Grangier

François Jaubert

Madame Grangier

Edouard Jaubert

Monsieur Marin

Jacques Lacombe

Madame Marin

Officer at the bar

Head waiter of the grand restaurant

Schoolmaster

Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early

Sommelier of the grand restaurant

Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant

Sacristan

Nun
September 12, 1947

Marthe Grangier

François Jaubert

Madame Grangier

Edouard Jaubert

Monsieur Marin

Jacques Lacombe

Madame Marin

Officer at the bar

Head waiter of the grand restaurant

Schoolmaster

Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early

Sommelier of the grand restaurant

Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant

Sacristan

Nun

