Le retour du héros

1809, in Napoleonic France. Captain Neuville seduces young Pauline, promising faithfully to write to her as he heads off to fight the Austrians. But when Pauline's older sister Élisabeth, realises he isn't keeping his word, she begins writing a series of letters herself, signing them from Neuville...

Directed by: Laurent Tirard (France, 2017)
Cast: Jean Dujardin (Capitain Neuville), Mélanie Laurent (Élisabeth), Noémie Merlant (Pauline), Féodor Atkine (General Mortier-Duplessis), Evelyne Buyle (Mrs Beaugrand), Christian Bujeau (Mr Beaugrand), Jean-Michel Lahmi (Mr Loiseau), Laurent Bateau (Mr Dunoyer)
Genre: history