Maurice Pialat's La Maison des bois 5 (1971)

Some of Pialat's scenes are an almost idyllic representation, such as the bathing episode, which is shot in long loving takes, as if in opposition to the war, as if (almost) that it doesn't exist. Then Paul (Paul Crauchet), Hervé's father, visits briefly. And, as Albert feared, Marcel is declared dead. The war may be nearing its end, but it will be a tragic one for the Picard family.

Conveniently, the French Wikipédia provides a précis of each episode, which I give at the bottom of each post here: as La Maison des bois deserves more than one long blog post, I make seven short ones.

Épisode 5

1 Génerique – 2 L’exode – 3 Retour à la Maison des bois – 4 Des nouvelles de Marcel – 5 Les collets – 6 Autour de la table – 7 Le braconnier – 8 Albert chez le marquis – 9 Le bain familial – 10 Des histoires d’enfants – 11 Le père d’Hervé en permission – 12 Le temps de la guerre – 13 Le père s’en va – 14 Courage Jeanne – 15 La tristesse