Sous le fouet

An aging, outspoken aunt travels to the city with her gentle niece, whose affectionate patience tempers the elder's brusque humor. The narrative follows their journey and encounters with urban society, blending comic satire of manners with intimate character study; tensions over pride, dependency, and social reputation surface as the women confront past choices and negotiate their futures. Scenes alternate between affectionate domesticity and sharper public episodes, exposing hypocrisies, feminine solidarities, and the strain between independence and longing for security.