Chez Maupassant - Season 3

During the Prussian occupation, a group of notables and a prostitute, Boule de suif, embark on a stagecoach journey. At one stage, a Prussian officer stops them: they will only continue on their way in exchange for Boule de suif's favors. (imdb)

Good Friday. Sosthène, a Freemason, goes to bed drunk after an all-night feast. His nephew Gaston has the comical idea of summoning an old Jesuit, Sosthène's sworn enemy, on the pretext that he is dying. (imdb)

From humble beginnings, the wife of a worker killed during a demonstration, Virginie became Marquise Obardi, one of Paris's leading courtesans. She has a daughter, Yvette, who unlike her mother dreams of a simple life. (imdb)

Madame Luneau is being sued by Hippolyte Lacour. He had made her a child for a fee, but was never paid. Madame Luneau claims that the child is not his, and that she has taken other lovers to ensure the result. (imdb)

After the death of his beloved wife, bank clerk Lougère is seduced by cashier Arlette and marries her. Arlette's behavior soon fuels the rumor mill, so much so that the bank manager summons Lougère. Mad with rage, he kills him. (imdb)

Mr. Caravan lives with his wife and mother. When his mother dies suddenly, he is deeply saddened. His wife, on the other hand, is only interested in the inheritance, and immediately appropriates the furniture in the deceased's room. (imdb)

For his wife's birthday, Monsieur Dufour takes her to lunch at a riverside guinguette with their daughter and apprentice. Two canoeists offer the young lady and her mother a boat ride. They accept and let themselves be seduced. (imdb)

Chicot's father-in-law is dying. With foresight, Chicot sets about preparing for the funeral, which he schedules for the day after tomorrow. But as the hours and days go by, the "old man" still doesn't die. (imdb)