An enchanting fable based on a 1923 novel by Russian author Alexander Grin, Scarlet follows returning World War I soldier Räphael (Räphael Thiéry). Back at home in rural France, Räphael discovers that his wife has died, leaving him to raise their infant daughter, Juliette. The drama transforms into a pastoral portrait of Juliette as a young woman (Juliette Jouan) reckoning with a local witch’s prophecy for the future and falling for a modern man (Louis Garrel). In his first film made in France, director Pietro Marcello (Martin Eden) interweaves realist drama, ethereal romance, and musical flights of fancy.