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Marthe

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.

1997 |2h 1m |  Drama, Romance, War

Cast

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Clotilde Courau

Marthe

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Guillaume Depardieu

Simon

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Bernard Giraudeau

le colonel

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Thérèse Liotard

Rose Bireau

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Gérard Jugnot

Henri

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Serge Riaboukine

Lucien

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Loïc Corbery

Pierrot

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Mathias Jung

Gauthier

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Cerise Leclerc

la sœur de Pauline

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Bruno Slagmulder

Martin

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Kader Boukhanef

Mouloud

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Albert Delpy

l'adjudant "Gros Q"

More Details

Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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