She cheats, he forgives, the mountain judges — 1942 French drama where morality avalanches downhill.
Abandoned by her husband Marc, Thérèse Romanay cheats on him with André Norans. When Romanay finds out, he drives her away. She runs away with her lover. But, during a mountain excursion, Norans is killed and Thérèse is herself seriously injured. But she recovers. The husband then forgives the unfaithful wife, and the couple reunites.
Acting
Pierre Blanchar's simmering cuckold energy is uncomfortably magnetic.
Cinematography
Alpine landscapes that judge these messy humans.
Director
André Berthomieu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Occupation, the film's insistence on marital reconciliation mirrored Vichy propaganda promoting family unity. The mountain 'accident' let censors tolerate the adultery plot.
Michèle Alfa was a huge pre-war star; this was her comeback after personal scandal, making Thérèse's public shame weirdly meta. The audience literally watched a 'fallen woman' play one.
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