Guy de Maupassant
(1850 - 1893)
The Confession
Suzanne stays at the bedside of her dying sister, who she has lived with her whole life.
The Man With The Pale Eyes
A magistrate is visited by a doctor who hides a dark secret behind his penetrating pale blue eyes.
Boule de Suif
Maupassant's short masterpiece following the journey of a group of civilians during the Franco-Prussian war.
Maison Tellier
The five girls and the refined, virtuous Madame of a Normandy brothel shut up shop in order to attend a confirmation.
Miss Harriet
While travelling in Normandy a young artist meets a singularly unfriendly older woman.
Abandoned
On two couples' trip to the seaside a long-held wish is finally fulfilled.
A Ghost
A man is asked to collect some items from a house where the lover of an old acquaintance recently died.