Paul is thirty-six and is a council worker in a village from Perigord.A confirmed bachelor,he keeps boredom at bay while watching the ring doves.The arrival of Claire,the schoolteacher substitute ,changes his life.She is a refined discreet educated woman who soon notices the passion Paul nourishes for her.She spends a night of love with him.But will she love him tomorrow?
The characters are close to those of Claude Chabrol's "Le Boucher" (aka "the butcher" )who made a film noir masterpiece ; "La Palombière" is no thriller , rather intimate drama .The problem that the movie has nothing in store for the viewer ; no surprise, it becomes the umpteenth version of a worker and a teacher who are worlds apart .
This director has made better works :"histoire d'Adrien" or "Champ D' honneur";watch these ones and forget this soap opera.
