

This Great War drama opens in the trenches during an artillery bombardment. Receiving bayonet wounds, young Simon (Guillaume Depardieu) drops out of the action, joining other injured soldiers at a Brittany hospital. One day he meets schoolteacher Marthe (Clotilde Courau), who lives in the household of the hospital's head doctor (Bernard Giraudeau). Soon a romance begins to develop. Cinematography by Kevin Jewison, son of director Norman Jewison.
Marthe was directed by Jean-Loup Hubert.
Marthe holds an average rating of 6.1/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of drama, war and romance. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Marthe runs for 2h 1min, and was released in 1997.
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