Friday 17th August 2018
Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours, Gilbert Bonneau and Olivier Rabourdin
Xavier Beauvois, Marie-Julie Maille, Frédérique Moreau and Ernest Pérochon
Vivien Aslanian, Pauline Gygax, Max Karli, Romain Le Grand, Michel Merkt, Sylvie Pialat and Benoît Quainon
Drama
French
1915. Life at the Paridier farm has changed dramatically since the men of the family left home to go and fight on the front line. Hortense Sandrail, Henri and Constant's mother and Clovis' mother-in-law, has taken over courageously but, although helped by her daughter Solange, she finds it hard to get by with all the workload. When harvest time comes, she makes up her mind to hire a farmhand but she is too late and no man is available. The mayor then recommends her an orphan named Francine Riant, who could do. Hortense agrees and the choice soon appears a blessing, as the girl proves perfect: well-mannered and respectful, she is also a hard worker who does not balk at any task. Hortense, Solange and her form an effective trio, who make the most of the situation. One day, Georges comes back to the farm on leave and he falls in love with Francine.