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Madame Baptiste (1974)

Madame Baptiste (1974)

Drama History TV Movie
Release Date: 1974, March 29
Directors: Claude Santelli
Countries: France
Production: ORTF, ORTF
Cast: Laurence Février, Isabelle Huppert, Roger Van Hool, Francine Bergé, Christian Bouillette, Jean-Marc Bory, Andrée Champeaux, Martin Trévières, Teddy Bilis, François Germain, Gérard Dournel, Luce Fabiole

Overview:

Blanche was raped in her adolescence by a servant, a cowherd named Baptiste. Her family, anxious to hide the shame that this scandal has cast on their reputation, locks the young girl in their manor, thinking that four walls are enough to silence the mockery. One day, Blanche, whom the whole country nicknames "Madame Baptiste", tries to commit suicide, consumed by the painful memory she carries within her. A man saves her and, charmed by the woman who now owes him her life, he asks her to marry him, thus defying the moral barriers set by public opinion. Life now seems happy for Blanche, but one day, at the agricultural show, the insult comes again: "Madame Baptiste!"...

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