The film is an adaptation of two short stories by Guy de Maupassant about the Prussian occupation of parts of France in 1870. During the stagecoach journey of a frightened group from Rouen, Élisabeth Rousset, known as “Boule de Suif”, renders these people a great service, but comes up again and again against their stupidity and complacency. A little later, Boule de Suif comes into a deadly conflict with a formidable Prussian lieutenant, who shamelessly displays his taste for pillage and sadism.

Two episodes from the Prussian occupation of 1870. The film is an adaptation of two short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Boule de Suif" and "Mademoiselle Fifi." During a stagecoach journey with a group of frightened inhabitants of Rouen, Élisabeth Rousset, known as "Boule de Suif," performs a significant service for these people, but encounters their foolishness and arrogance. A little later, Boule de Suif murders the formidable Prussian lieutenant whom his friends had nicknamed Fifi and who shamelessly displayed his taste for plunder and his sadistic tendencies.

DVD-R is in French with optional English and French subtitles. Approx. 101 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality!