Le Briseur de chaînes (1941) - film review

The Mourets appear to be a happily united family, living a tranquil self-sufficient existence in Saint-Viaud.  The head of the household is an old woman known as Mamouret.  Although she never married, she has two children, the seventy-year-old fool, Esprit, and the redoubtable old maid, Estelle.  To celebrate her 106th birthday, Mamouret plans to hold a banquet at the inn, le Mouton Blanc, which is owned by her grandson, Antoine Mouret.  The latter is taking care of the family’s future by organising three weddings: one for his son Guillaume with the pretty Marie-Josèphe, an orphan adopted by the family; one for his daughter Estelle with Laurent, a handsome and carefree young man; and one for his two cousins Léonard and Gisèle.  This arrangement displeases Mamouret, who is bitterly adamant that she has spoiled her life by staying in the village instead of thinking of her own happiness.  The old woman has her chance to shock the entire family when a circus turns up in Saint-Viaud...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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