Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer’s pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken…

In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer…