When Barbe-bleue loses his fifth wife, the turbulent Boulotte is selected at random to be the next one. But Barbe-Bleue falls in love with Hermia – who loves the shepherd Saphir – and soon wearies of Boulotte. So, he asks his alchemist to concoct for him an “anti-wife” philtre. But, as on the previous occasions, it is merely a sleeping potion and Boulotte wakes up the other five “dead” wives. They reappear, dressed up as gypsies and bring the truth to light.
Director: Daniel Schmid
Writer: Ludovic Halévy, Henri Meilhac
Story: Charles Perrault
Héloïse
Saphir
Popolani
Alvarez
Boulotte
Clémentine
Hermia
Barbe-bleue