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A humble civil servant exploits his son's glorious death to further his own ambitions. A dramatic turn of events: his son is resurrected!<div> Edouard Bachelet, a modest civil servant in a provincial prefecture, draws on the glory of his son, who died a hero at Verdun, to fulfill his youthful aspirations. Elected president of the Parents' Association of</div><div> Hero, then member of parliament, his ambition continued to grow until his son reappeared.</div><div> This man, suffering from amnesia in a hospital, has just regained his memory. He is not the hero everyone thought he was; it was all a misunderstanding. For MP Bachelet, campaigning for a ministerial post, this reappearance is not as welcome as it should be...</div><div><br></div><div> In this satirical comedy, first performed at the Théâtre de la Madeleine in 1925, Pagnol, with subtle irony, denounces the profiteers of the Great War. The play features touching, hypocritical, ambitious, and cynical characters, laying bare human vanity and the way in which personal ambition can corrupt anyone.</div><div><br></div>