Sous le signe du lion is a Quebec television series comprising thirty 30-minute episodes, directed by Jean-Pierre Sénécal and broadcast in 1961.
Faced with the daring and modern script, Radio-Canada refused to broadcast it at first, but changed its mind a few years later.
[citation needed] The story revolves around rich and powerful Jérémie Martin, the father in a family which fears and scorns him.
It begins after the death of his wife Clothilde, who is euthanized by Jérémie's mistress and the family maid, Annette.
The plot unfolds around Clothilde's locket, on which is engraved "Qui suis-je?"