...from everyday life. ("Mortal", in this context, means "endangering the life of the soul".)

The "tone" of the film was worldly--a sort of tolerant cynicism which suggested Guy de Maupassant himself. Please remember, and make suitable excuse, that at least thirty years have passed, so I shan't be too surprised if some true film buff writes in to say it was based on de Maupassant, or to offer some other correction. But I don't think my memory would be far wrong in the clear picture it retains of my favourite of the seven little vignettes offered. It went like this.

A young traveller loses his way in the French countryside, and stumbles in the dusk into a rough farmhouse. The surly peasant has just stabled his draughthorse, and his wife is about to serve the evening meal....

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