Vianne's peaceful summer day

Vianne Mauriac enjoys a beautiful summer morning in the Loire Valley with her husband Antoine and eight-year-old daughter Sophie. They have a picnic by the river, but Antoine reveals he has been mobilized for war, shattering the idyllic day. Vianne is terrified, remembering how her father returned from the Great War a changed, broken man. Antoine tries to reassure her, but the news hangs over them.