A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
Rouen, France, 1968: Danièle is an unconventional French teacher. Every morning she takes her pupil Gérard to school. He flirts with her and she reciprocates his affection. This brings the parents and the school authorities onto the scene.
