Little Franz, a pupil in a primary school in Alsace, France, is playful, inattentive and often late. When he learned that the Prussian army had occupied his hometown, he could no longer learn French, and his patriotism was awakened. This class is very serious.

Hamel, a French teacher in Alsace, France, has been teaching for more than 40 years and loves the motherland, dedication and life. The fall of the area made him unemployed, and he took his last French class with grief.