Marthe (1997)
Release Year: 1997
Nation: France
Alternative Title: Marthe ou La promesse du jour, Marthe - lupaus huomisesta, Marthe szerelme
Director: Jean-Loup Hubert
Writer: Jean-Loup Hubert
Production & Genre
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Keywords
Keywords: argonne, battle of verdun, beach, brittany, female nudity, female rear nudity, female topless nudity, love, racial slur, reference to arthur rimbaud, reference to christopher columbus, reference to victor hugo, school, seaside, soldier, suicide, world war one, young
Story
Marthe (1997) begins with young Simon (Guillaume Depardieu), a soldier during World War I, getting wounded in the trenches and evacuated to a Brittany hospital. While recuperating, he meets Marthe (Clotilde Courau), a schoolteacher living in the household of the hospital's head doctor (Bernard Giraudeau). The two eventually fall in love.
Summary
Marthe is a French war drama directed by Jean-Loup Hubert, released in 1997. Set during World War I, it tells the story of Simon, a young soldier who finds love with Marthe, a schoolteacher, while recovering from his injuries at a Brittany hospital. The cinematography was handled by Kevin Jewison, son of director Norman Jewison.
