The story of Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
The film follows tells the story of a struggle over a plot of petroleum-rich land.
The everyday lives of a poverty-stricken railway trackman, his wife and daughter in a remote, isolated house in a winter landscape. One day, they receive a telegram announcing the arrival of the section inspector, who is to live with the family. After his arrival, a downward spiral begins.
