Antoine loves Thérèse. He is a shepherd and tends the animals with his uncle Séraphin. Thérèse works in the village with her mother. One day, a landslide buries Antoine and Séraphin.

This is the story of a man, Antoine, and a woman, Thérèse. She works in the village with her mother. He's on the mountain pasture tending the animals with his uncle Séraphin, whom he considers a bit like his father. One day, a landslide buries Antoine and Séraphin. Thérèse, pregnant, believes herself to be a widow, but Antoine reappears long afterwards. The two lovers have changed, she has become a mother without his knowledge, and their reunion is a difficult one.—L. Valente