Program Sheet

CHEZ MAUPASSANT

Televised adaptation of tales and short stories by Guy de Maupassant.

Yvette

From a very modest background, Virginie, the wife of a blue collar worker killed during a demonstration, has become the Marquise of Obardi, one of Paris' greatest courtesans. She bore one daughter from her late husband, 18-year-old Yvette, who, unlike her mother, dreams of a simple life...

Directed by: Olivier Schatzky, 2010
Screenplay: Jean-Charles Tacchella, based on Guy de Maupassant
Cast: Anne Parillaud (Marquise Obardi), Ana Girardot (Yvette), Félicien Juttner (Jean de Servigny), Sophie Artur (Moumoune), Benoît Tachoires (Léon Saval)