The House in the Woods
During World War One, in a small rural French village far away from the front, a gamekeeper and his wife take in children displaced by the war.
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During World War One, in a small rural French village far away from the front, a gamekeeper and his wife take in children displaced by the war.
1.Episode 1
12-09-197154mGamekeeper Albert lives with his wife and their two children in the house in the woods. In 1917, they welcome three boys whose fathers had gone to the front. While not in school, c...
2.Episode 2
19-09-197148mThe gendarmes investigate a thief who gleefully picks from the common reserve of the village. Hervé sympathizes with the elegant Count, and has lunch in his castle.
3.Episode 3
26-09-197140mA pleasant Sunday countryside party is organized by the inhabitants of the house of the woods. This lull is disturbed by serious news: Marcel, one of Hervé's two companions, is cal...
4.Episode 4
03-10-197153mA garrison stops near the village and the children see real soldiers for the first time. One offers his baptism to Hervé, who is overjoyed. But death is never far from the village...
5.Episode 5
10-10-197153mHervé's father visits his son for the first time in a year. The reunion is timid and infinitely happy. But the boy soon learns the news of the death of his companion Marcel.
6.Episode 6
17-10-197157mThe armistice has arrived, and the children participate in a party before leaving the house in the woods forever. Hervé finds his father in Paris and discovers his new 'mother' and...
7.Episode 7
24-10-197159mWhile Parisian life seems very boring to Hervé, 'Papa Jacques' the gamekeeper, pays a surprise visit. His wife is very sick and he is desperate. Hervé decides to run away to go to...
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