![]() ![]() ![]() His father was rich, he says, and he wanted to become a doctor but killed a man, ending up in jail from which he has escaped. Jean enjoys helping on the farm, but will reveal little of his past. They have a 16-year-old daughter, FĂ©licie, who has already managed to have a baby, father uncertain. Across the canal live her sister-in-law and ineffectual husband, who are trying to evict the widow and gain the property. She is the widow Couderc, running the farm single-handed with her infirm father-in-law. He helps her carry it to her farm, where she offers him work and a room. In 1934, in a little village on a canal in Burgundy, a laconic young stranger called Jean is walking along the road when an older woman in black gets off a bus with a heavy load. The Widow Couderc ( French: La veuve Couderc) is a 1971 French drama film based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Georges Simenon. ![]()
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