Synopsis
The year is 1898. Héloïse, 9 years old, comes from a family belonging to the anti-Dreyfus and anti-Semitic Parisian high bourgeoisie. In a spirit of revolt, she begins a love affair with Maxime, a young Jewish journalist. During a terrible quarrel with her father, the latter suffers a stroke and dies. To get her away from Maxime, her mother Mathilde and her cousin Olympe take Héloïse on a trip to the Orient. After Cairo and the Pyramids, they go up the Nile and cross the desert in a caravan.
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Cast
- Dominique BlancOlympe de Cardeauville
- Dominique ReymondMathilde Ancelin
- Marina HandsHéloïse Ancelin
- Jean-Claude DrouotJacques Coquerel
- Daniel MesguichPaul-Louis Gérard
- Samuel LabartheAriel Cohen
- Eric RufMaxime Meyer
- Jean-Pierre CasselVictor Ancelin
- Anny DupereyJenny Latour
- Philippe LaudenbachAnatole Ancelin