Devil in the Flesh
DramaRomance
In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.
VIBE
A simmering, guilt-ridden drama of wartime desire and regret. The film feels like a heavy, rain-soaked sigh, exploring the complexities of forbidden passion against a backdrop of societal constraint and personal longing.
melancholicpassionatetensewistfulslow-burnperiod dramaliterary adaptationintimate character studyadulteryforbidden lovewartime ennuidesire
adulterybased on novel or bookworld war i
