Léopold, a young schoolboy, returns from boarding school to spend the summer vacations with his family. He is delighted to see his grandmother Eglantine again. The good times spent with all those close to him make him forget the stress of school. But with the start of the new school year fast approaching, Léopold learns of Eglantine's death.
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Frédéric
Leopold Latour
Also in
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Valentine Tessier
Églantine
Known for
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Jean-Claude Brialy
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Phantom of Liberty
Jacques Charrier
Also in
The Third Lover
The Cheaters
Claude Dauphin
Clément
Known for
Barbarella
Le Plaisir
Eric Ollivier
Odile Versois
Marguerite
Known for
Cartouche
Drummer-Crab
Micheline Luccioni
Yolande - une fille d'Eglantine
Known for
Jo
Distracted
Jacques François
Edmond
Known for
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
The Toy
Roger Carel
Ernest
Known for
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Once Upon a Time... Life
Laure Jeanson
Pauline
Also in
Le Tour d'Écrou
Henry James Stories
Sylvia Barrouillet
Gilberte
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Jean-Claude Brialy Director · Éric Ollivier Writer Jean-Jacques Debout Composer
United States release October 1, 1974 · Production Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Production
Les Films Marquise
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Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 25, 1972
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1974
Chicago International Film Festival
Denmark
September 28, 1974
Germany
May 8, 1982 · TV premiere
Hungary
February 20, 1975
Poland
May 1, 1974
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