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* BookEnds: In the beginning, Neuville must go to war. He promises Pauline that he will write to her every day. In the end, he must go to war again. He promises Élisabeth that he will write to her every day.

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* BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: In the beginning, Neuville must go to war. He promises Pauline that he will write to her every day. In the end, he must go to war again. He promises Élisabeth that he will write to her every day.



* KarmaHoudini: Before the climax, Neuville confesses to his military superior that he is a deserter, saying that he only survived the Battle of Essling by "running. Very fast." However, the stories Elisabeth created about him are so popular that the General believes that he is only being humble.

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* KarmaHoudini: Before the climax, Neuville confesses to his military superior that he is a deserter, saying that he only survived the Battle of Essling by "running. Very fast." However, the stories Elisabeth Élisabeth created about him are so popular that the General believes that he is only being humble.



* ShellShockedVeteran: Downplayed but still present. Neuville is not so much a coward as he is this trope, which sheltered Elisabeth can't even begin to comprehend until he sincerely tells the assembly about the battle that caused him to desert.

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* ShellShockedVeteran: Downplayed but still present. Neuville is not so much a coward as he is this trope, which sheltered Elisabeth Élisabeth can't even begin to comprehend until he sincerely tells the assembly about the battle that caused him to desert.
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The story is set in France in 1809. Captain Neuville (Dujardin) proposes to Pauline Beaugrand. Pauline and her parents gleefully accept, but her sister Élisabeth (Laurent) is worried, because she thinks that Neuville is insincere. The wedding cannot take place, because Neuville must go to fight in a war against Austria. He promises Pauline that he will write to her every day. Time passes, but Pauline does not receive any letter. She is so depressed that Élisabeth starts writing letters that she signs with the name of Neuville, in order to cheer her sister up.

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The story is set in France in 1809. Captain Neuville (Dujardin) proposes to Pauline Beaugrand.Beaugrand (Creator/NoemieMerlant). Pauline and her parents gleefully accept, but her sister Élisabeth (Laurent) is worried, because she thinks that Neuville is insincere. The wedding cannot take place, because Neuville must go to fight in a war against Austria. He promises Pauline that he will write to her every day. Time passes, but Pauline does not receive any letter. She is so depressed that Élisabeth starts writing letters that she signs with the name of Neuville, in order to cheer her sister up.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Neuville is a ConMan and a DirtyCoward. When the Cossacks attack the château, he shows that he can be really brave: he confronts them alone. {{Subverted|Trope}} because in the end he deserts again.

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* TookALevelInKindness: TookALevelInBadass: Neuville is a ConMan and a DirtyCoward. When the Cossacks attack the château, he shows that he can be really brave: he confronts them alone. {{Subverted|Trope}} because in the end he deserts again.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Neuville is a ConMan and a DirtyCoward. When the Cossacks attack the château, he shows that he can be really brave: he confronts them alone. {{Subverted|Trope}} because in the end he deserts again.
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* JerkToNiceGuyPlot: Neuville is a ConMan and a DirtyCoward. When the Cossacks attack the château, he shows that he can be really brave: he confronts them alone. {{Subverted|Trope}} because in the end he deserts again.

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