Edmond de Goncourt

Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where her success is growing. On a trip to the provinces, she meets Bernard, a blind man. They soon fall in love, but Élisa hides her activities from him. When he finds out, he hits her. The situation quickly degenerates.

Television dramatisation of the novella by brothers Jules and Edmond Goncourt. The melodramatic romantic story of young Germinie, who has always longed for love and understanding, but has missed out on much in life. From a young age, she served in the service of various people, until she was finally taken in by Miss. She loved her, and to Germinie, Missy was everything. But when the young woman meets Bibi, the milkman's son, her destiny becomes so tangled up because of a tragic love affair that she betrays all the ideals and moral values of her life.

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