Marthe backdrop
Marthe poster

Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
5.9/10
Release1997
Runtime2h 1m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Movie

Marthe

1997
2h 1m
5.9
Drama
Romance
War

Synopsis

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.

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