Mauprat (1972)
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Cast
Jacques Weber, Karin Petersen, Henri Virlojeux, Henri Nassiet, Robert Rimbaud, Xavier Depraz, Clement Harari, Pascal Sellier, Gilles Laurent, André Dumas, Edmond Beauchamp
After his mother’s death, Bernard is taken to his grandfather’s brigand stronghold, where he is trained to become a bandit.
The story
In Berry, young Bernard de Mauprat has just lost his mother when his notoriously cruel grandfather, Tristan, takes him to Roche-Mauprat. There, among brigands and under his uncles’ instruction, Bernard learns to become a bandit. He soon meets Patience, a neighboring peasant with revolutionary ideas who fears nothing.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The life of Bernard de Mauprat from childhood to adulthood, between Berry and Paris. First episode: In Berry, Bernard de Mauprat has just lost his mother. His grandfather Tristan, a man notorious for his cruelty, takes him to his castle, Roche-Mauprat. In this den of brigands, trained by his uncles, Bernard learns to become a bandit. One day, Bernard meets Patience, a neighboring peasant with revolutionary ideas who fears nothing... Second episode: Bernard de Mauprat is a savage when he meets Edmée, an intelligent and cultured cousin. He moves in with her father, Hubert, with whom he will further his education. The three of them soon leave for Paris...
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