Marie is an adolescent woman who lives in Prussia in 1813 with her mother, a countess. They live in a palace watching the path of history from a far point of view.

Sylvie Testud
as Marie

Larissa Goetze
as Daughter

Jean-François Perrier
as Tümmler

Bastian Trost
as Auguste

Martin Feifel
as

Carola Regnier
as
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"Marie" (Sylvie Testud) lives at the home of a rather aloof Countess (Carola Regnier) who spends much of her time looking out of the window of her stately pile watching the peasantry go about their business. The arrival of the handsome young "Auguste" (Bastian Trost) promises a little to liven thing...