In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon. Marie discovers her femininity and falls for a young Jewish doctor, but he prefers Eva, Marie's mother.

Simone Signoret
as Mamie

Francis Huster
as Alexandre

Laetitia Chauveau
as Marie

Edith Clever
as Eva, la mère

Jacques Weber
as Jean

Jean-François Balmer
as André, le menuisier

Hugues Quester
as Le fils du forgeron

Roger Blin
as Romain

Frank Muth
as François, 'l'innocent'

Maurice Baquet
as Jules, le cantonnier