1937 in India Anne-Marie Stretter is the French ambassador's wife who lives in Calcutta alone but privileged. The monotony of her existence is alleviated by her frequent clandestine love encounters with government officials, young men who find her a source of attraction and yearning. The Vice Consul is driven wild by his love for her and cries like a sick animal when he is ejected from the ambassador's palace. Anne-Marie Stretter's life continues in the same mundane way...
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1937 in India Anne-Marie Stretter is the French ambassador's wife who lives in Calcutta alone but privileged. The monotony of her existence is alleviated by her frequent clandestine love encounters with government officials, young men who find her a source of attraction and yearning. The Vice Consul is driven wild by his love for her and cries like a sick animal when he is ejected from the ambassador's palace. Anne-Marie Stretter's life continues in the same mundane way...
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