During the reign of Napoléon III, a plucky businesswoman agrees to receive love letters to a prefect's wife from a young official, and she soon finds herself embroiled in a scandal that inflames a town's class tensions.

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Claude Autant-Lara

Director

Odette Joyeux

Zélie Fontaine

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François Perier

François de Portal

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Julien Carette

Loriquet

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Jean Debucourt

L'empereur Napoléon III

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Jean Parédès

Désiré Ledru

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Robert Vattier

Maître Boubousson

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Louis Salou

Monsieur de Mortemort

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André Alerme

Le marquis de Longevialle

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Jean Aurenche

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