Chantal Nobel

Grégoire, an irrepressible tale-spouting French postman, is unable to convince his fellow villagers that he blew up a nearby bridge, thus slowing a German troop movement. Perhaps he actually did it. When a military "accident" leads the Germans into the village seeking the culprit and reprisals, the postman volunteers that he is the guilty party, but even now he is not believed -- even by the Germans. (Allmovie)

Michel is happy with his wife and two children. They live in the suburbs of Maule. A promotion in his work obliges him to pass the driving license and to live alone in Paris. He tricks his wife and becomes a lover as expert as an awkward driver ...

The daily lives of the rich and powerful Berg family who lived at La Commanderie on the banks of the Loire at Châteauvallon. (imdb)