The story takes place in a small town in Italy, where Marquis (Edith Clayway Edith Clever), the daughter of Commander Lourenco (Peter L ü hr), is widowed for many years and is rescued by count Leitte (Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz) in times of crisis. Marquis takes a fancy to the count, however, the next day, the count leaves the town with the army. It wasn't long before Marquis found herself showing signs of pregnancy. No one knew who the father was, not even her own. Marquis's unmarried pregnancy made her a laughingstock in the town and was spurned and expelled by her father. In desperation, Marquis had to look for the father of the child in the newspaper. To her surprise, it was the count who came. Unable to accept this, Marquis refused the count's proposal of marriage.
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