Les casseurs de bois

In the golden haze of an autumn fair, a troupe of fledgling aeroplanes lifts the crowd into a shared frenzy of wonder. Popette, a spirited twenty‑four‑year‑old raised in an artistic household, declares with fierce conviction that she will marry an aviator, preferring the daring of the skies to any conventional match. Her lively brother Loulou, barely a teenager, has already cobbled together his own flying contraptions from fishing rods, rubber cords and cardboard, turning their modest home into a makeshift aerodrome.

The narrative follows the siblings as they navigate the swirl of societal expectations, whispered gossip, and the exhilarating promise of early flight. Their world is one of youthful inventiveness, where every whispered promise of “casser du bois” – the perilous term for a crash – is met with a blend of bravado and genuine hope. Listeners will be drawn into the charmingly chaotic atmosphere of 1910 France, feeling the tug of romance, ambition, and the restless wind that carries both dreams and danger.