¡Le Grand Meaulnes
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[Machine Translation] The only novel by Alain Fournier, who died prematurely at the age of 28 during World War I, "The General of Morne" has been adapted to film with Brigitte Fossey of "Forbidden Games" as the heroine. A masterpiece that fantastically depicts the pain of adolescence torn between friendship and love. --Sainte-Agatte in the Sorone region, surrounded by forests and swamps. Francois ( A. Ribault ), who lives at school with his parents who are both teachers, quickly becomes friends with Maune ( J. Blaise ), who has transferred to his new school. He is large and strong, and his classmates call him "Grande Mornu" ("General of Mornu"). One day, Mornu takes the school carriage and disappears, only to return three days later. Francois is told by Maurine that he got lost in the woods and attended a fantastic party at a castle-like mansion. It was a celebration where Franz ( A. Noury ), the son of the mansion, was bringing his bride. There she meets Franz's sister Yvonne ( B. Fossey ) and falls in love with her. She tries to go back to the forest, but a circus group steals her map that she had been working on. The map is returned to her by Franz, a man with a bandage on his head who tells her that his bride ran away and tried to kill herself with a gun. Maune, Francois, and Franz vow eternal friendship. Franz then gives Maune the address of Paris, where Yvonne spends Easter. When she moved to Paris, she asked for the address, but did not find Yvonne. On her next visit, a woman in front of her house tells her that Yvonne is married. The woman was her fiancee who had run away from Franz...
Original Release Year: 1967
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