(Marthe)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Genres:

Drama,

Romance,

War

Runtime:

121 minutes

Year:

1997

Directors:

Jean-Loup Hubert

Actors:

Marthe

Simon

le colonel

Rose Bireau

Henri

Crews:

Director

Writer