Aymé Pigrenet, a recently widowed farmer, is eager to find a new wife to help him run his farm. Desperate, he seeks the aid of a local matchmaker who suggest that he go to Romania to find a new wife. There he meets Elena.
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Michel Blanc
Aymé Pigrenet
Medeea Marinescu
Elena
Wladimir Yordanoff
Roland Blanchot
Éva Darlan
Mme Marais
Benoît Turjman
Antoine
Élisabeth Commelin
Françoise
Valérie Bonneton
Maître Labaume
Valentin Traversi
Jean-Paul
Raphaël Dufour
Nicolas
Julien Cafaro
Thierry
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