The story of a small village in Touraine between 1788 and 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, with its lord, its wealthy peasants, and its poor. The wealthy peasants, expelled from the communal pastures by the count, take him to court. Guillaume Coquard joins the other villagers in drafting the cahiers de doléances (lists of grievances). On the eve of the convocation of the Estates General, the village loses its lawsuit. On the night of August 4, 1789, the deputies vote to abolish privileges. The peasants will be able to buy them back. But the poorest wonder: with what?
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Georges Goubert
Joseph Coquard
Also in
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Richard Fontana
Guillaume Coquard
Also in
Black Galaxies
La peau de chagrin
Maurice Failevic
René Camoin
Le comte
Also in
La Brune que voilà
The Punishment
Jean-Dominique de la rochefoucauld
Aline Bertrand
Clémence Coquard
Known for
The Two of Us
Banzaï
Jacques Mathou
Renaud Martin
Known for
Delicatessen
Betty Blue
Micheline Muc
Rosine Martin
Also in
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
L'auto rouge
Jean Puyberneau
Le juge
Also in
La Poupée sanglante
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
Gaëtan Jor
Le curé
Also in
Liberty Bar
Special Mission
Fred Maubert
Le régisseur
Jean-Louis Le Goff
Maître Tessier
Known for
The Seventh Company Outdoors
The Night Caller
Maurice Failevic Director · Jean-Dominique de la Rochefoucauld Writer
First release March 23, 1978 · Produced in France
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France
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · March 23, 1978
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