The orphan Catherine Maguet, nicknamed "La grande Maguet", was taken in by a young and good chatelaine, Suzanne de Norvaisis. Edmond, the husband of the latter, during a trip abroad, falls madly in love with another and will go, to conquer this one, to poison his wife. Imprisoned then released, the lord will finally marry the one for whom he has become a criminal. But the great Maguet will avenge her beloved murdered benefactress...
Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). Basada en un polémica novela escrita en 1923 por Raymond Radiguet. Narra la relación amorosa entre un adolescente y una joven cuyo marido está en el frente. A pesar de su éxito, tuvo problemas con la censura en varios países. En 1986, el director italiano Marco Bellocchio hizo otra adaptación del mismo título, pero ambientada en los ochenta.
