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Alain du Perier de Larsan, who has been the mayor of his Normandy village for the past quarter century, has now decided to step down. Weakened by illness, he no longer leaves his chateau, the last remaining possession of the family patrimony—an old abode filled with the mementos of a remarkable lineage. With elections coming up, the Count receive visits daily. The members of the city council, brought by the deputy mayor, talk of the years of work together and the difficulty of finding a successor. Others pay friendly calls: a old Resistance companion, neighboring breeders, a former cook. In the course of these meetings, conducive to confidences and reminiscences, we gradually get a picture of this maverick 80-year-old aristocrat, deeply marked by the Resistance and the deportation, the first acts of a life driven by a refusal to accept things as they are.

France - 2001 - 55 mn - DV Cam et Betacam Digita - Colour

Réalisation Pierre Beuchot sur une idée de Roseline Delmas Scénario Pierre Beuchot Image Isabelle Razavet Son Jean-Claude Brisson, Murielle Damain Montage Martine Bouquin Musique originale Patrice Mestral

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