Released:
1972-01-27

Overview:
In the 1930s, in a village in Gironde, Guillou, a young boy in need of affection, nicknamed the Sagouin, unhappy and in need of affection, leads a life of anguish and sadness in a sinister castle. He exasperates his mother who sees in him only the hated reflection of a husband she only married to become a baroness. Thanks to the kindness of the village teacher, Guillou glimpses for a moment the existence of another world, of gentleness and tenderness.

Director:
Serge Moati

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Marie-Christine Barrault
  as
  Léone
• 
  Muse Dalbray
  as
  Grandmother
• 
  Gilles Laurent
  as
  Guillou
• 
  Malka Ribowska
  as
  Paule
• 
  Andrée Tainsy
  as
  'Fraulein'