Arsène Muselier returns to his home village at the end of the First World War. His only injury is a head wound, which sometimes provokes periods of delirium and fury. As he renews his acquaintance with the people he left behind - his mother, the old farmhand who brought him up after his father's death, his former girlfriend, and many others - he becomes fascinated by the legend of La Vouivre, a creature with the body of a woman who lives in the marsh, surrounded by vipers. One day, Arsène sees the strange woman - she is naked, beautiful, alluring, and he is instantly enchanted by her. Can she be real, or is she merely a creation of his damaged mind...?
Jean Carmet
as Requiem
Suzanne Flon
as Louise Muselier
Lambert Wilson
as Arsène Muselier
Jacques Dufilho
as Urbain
Macha Méril
as La rodinet
Laurence Treil
as La vouivre
François Tixier
as Angèle
Anne-Marie Pisani
as Emilie
Kathy Kriegel
as (as Kathie Kriegel)
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Victor
Paola Lanzi
as Belette
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
as Le curé
