After the accidental death of her husband, the fifty-something Élisabeth Massot, ex-lawyer, returns to service, but as an examining magistrate. In addition to the affairs entrusted to her, she has to grapple with the problems of daily life and in particular her relationship with her son Guillaume. Fortunately, she is well surrounded: she can count on her clerk, Nicolas, who helps her in her professional investigations, and on her old friend, Me Deroche.

1935 film by Marcel Pagnol

1971 film

1952 film by Marcel Pagnol; 2nd part of Manon des Sources

Set in the countryside of Provence, the film is based on three tales from Alphonse Daudet's 1869 short story collection Letters from My Windmill: "The Three Low Masses", "The Elixir of Father Gaucher" and "The Secret of Master Cornille".