Madame Baptiste (1974)
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!"...
Director: Claude Santelli
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Isabelle Huppert as Blanche |
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Francine Bergé as Mother |
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Jean-Marc Bory as Father |
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Roger Van Hool as Raoul Aubertin |
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Christian Bouillette as Baptiste |
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Laurence Février as Delphine |
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Françoise Thuriez as Cousin Émilienne |
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Nadine Delanoe as Cousin Étiennette |
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Luce Fabiole as Aunt |
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Andrée Champeaux as Céleste |
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Teddy Bilis as Doctor |
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Gérard Dournel as Vicar |
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François Germain as Valet |
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Martin Trévières as Leader of the brass band |
| Writing | Guy de Maupassant | Novel |
| Directing | Claude Santelli | Director |
| Writing | Claude Santelli | Writer |
| Art | Jean-Marie Thomen | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roger Jouan | Costume Design |
| Camera | André Lecoeuvre | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Betty Willemetz | Sound |
| Sound | Franz Schubert | Music |
