Les Risques du Métier

Thérèse Desqueyroux tries to kill her husband, Bernard, by poisoning him, but the attempt fails. To avoid a scandal that will ruin his name, Bernard gives false evidence which results in his wife’s acquittal. When Thérèse is returning to her home in Argelouse, she brings to mind the events that led to her present predicament. She recalls her happy adolescence with her friend, Anne, whose half-brother she ended up marrying. It was not to be a happy marriage, though. Bernard’s only preoccupations were his name and fortune, and these led him to break up Anne’s love affair with a Jewish man. When Bernard began taking medicine containing arsenic, Thérèse saw an opportunity for her to escape from her miserable existence, by killing the man she has grown to despise…

Petit rat à l’Opéra de Paris, Delphine (Delphine Desyeux) est folle de joie. A douze ans, elle vient d’être choisie pour interpréter le rôle de Galatée dans le prochain ballet que prépare le Palais Garnier. Un soir, un groupe de petites danseuses, bravant les interdictions, s’aventure sur les toits de l’Opéra. Mais par jalousie, l’une des fillettes ferme la porte à clé, empêchant ainsi Delphine de revenir…

A teenage girl accuses her primary schoolteacher, Jean Doucet (Jacques Brel), of trying to rape her. The police and the mayor investigate, but Doucet denies the charges. Two other students come forward to reveal more of Doucet's misconduct – one confessing to be his mistress. Doucet faces trial and hard labor if convicted.