Summary France, 1855. Zélie Fontaine, a twenty-odd-year-old widow and the post mistress of the small provincial town of Argenson, has accepted to receive love letters to Hortense de la Jacquerie, the prefect's wife, under her name. But Hortense decides to break up with her lover, François du Portal. François will not hear of it and, with a view to regaining her love, manages to be appointed deputy prosecutor in Argenson. Trouble can't help following. View more details
Directed : Claude Autant-Lara
Written : Jean Aurenche Maurice Blondeau
Stars : François Périer André Alerme Odette Joyeux Julien Carette
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 22, 1942
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Studios de Boulogne, Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production companies : Credit National Synops
Summary France, 1855. Zélie Fontaine, a twenty-odd-year-old widow and the post mistress of the small provincial town of Argenson, has accepted to receive love letters to Hortense de la Jacquerie, the prefect's wife, under her name. But Hortense decides to break up with her lover, François du Portal. François will not hear of it and, with a view to regaining her love, manages to be appointed deputy prosecutor in Argenson. Trouble can't help following. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 22, 1942
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Studios de Boulogne, Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production companies : Credit National Synops
