Plot
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!"...
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Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Blanche
Francine Bergé
Mother
Jean-Marc Bory
Father
Roger Van Hool
Raoul Aubertin
Christian Bouillette
Baptiste
Laurence Février
Delphine
Françoise Thuriez
Cousin Émilienne
Nadine Delanoe
Cousin Étiennette
Luce Fabiole
Aunt
Andrée Champeaux
Céleste
Teddy Bilis
Doctor
Gérard Dournel
Vicar
François Germain
Valet
Martin Trévières
Leader of the brass band
