Picking up moments after the end of Marius, this film follows Fanny’s grief after Marius’s departure—and her realization that she’s pregnant. Panisse continues courting her and embraces the baby’s impending arrival as a gift, so long as its paternity remains a secret. Fanny and Panisse wed, but after her baby’s birth, Marius returns unexpectedly and demands what he believes is still his.
husband wife relationship
sexual obsession
platonic love
moral conflict
love
pregnant woman
selfishness
older husband
ego in love
tragicomedy
maternal love
pregnant without husband