Before the Revolution of 1789, Eugénie Grandet's father was a simple cooper. The revolution allowed him to become rich, he even became mayor of his small hometown. But his daughter judges him to be greedy and heartless. She is in love with her cousin Charles who one day left for the Caribbean and has never given any news again. After the death of her father, Eugénie inherits a rich property, there is no shortage of suitors, but none of them can make Eugénie happy.
