Plot

Intense character study of men and women driven by an overpowering obsession with the past.

November, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Delaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Delaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Delaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

1920. La Première Guerre mondiale est achevée depuis deux ans. La France panse ses plaies et se remet au travail. Dans ce climat, deux jeunes femmes d'origines sociales très différentes poursuivent le même but, retrouver l'homme qu'elles aiment et qui a disparu dans la tourmente. Leur enquête les conduit à la même source d'information, le commandant Dellaplane. Du 6 au 10 novembre 1920, Irene, Alice, le commandant se croisent, s'affrontent et finalement apprennent à se connaître...