Father Birotteau and Father Troubert, both of whom are priests at Tours, have separate lodgings in the house belonging to the crabby spinster Sophie Gamard in that city. Birotteau is an other-worldly, gentle, introspective type; Troubert, who is ten years younger than his fellow boarder, is very much of the world: he is a careerist devoured by ambition.
Jean Carmet , Michel Bouquet , Micheline Boudet , Reine Bartève , Roland Bertin , Suzanne Flon , Sébastien Floche , Janine Souchon , Nicole Desailly , Nicolas Silberg
