Claude Boutarel

Claude Boutarel is a French geologist and engineer. He works for the Anglo-Persian oil company at the first oil refinery in Abadan, taking his son François with him.

Claude thinks that imagination is important for children, caring much about his son's studies and apparently aspires him to become a scientist.

Paris-Epernay
Around 7:40 Boutarel reads a newspaper.

His family arrives at the restaurant and order Chateaubriand with Béarnaise sauce. At 9:10 they leave.

Epernay-Strasbourg
Around 9:30 Boutarel is in the salon smoing his pipe.