于连（杰拉·菲利浦 Gérard Philipe 饰）不过是一个普通木匠的儿子，可是野心满满的他却希望能够跻身于上流社会。战争年代过去了，想要当兵不成的于连只得成为了一名牧师，他来到了市长雷纳尔（Jean Martinelli 饰）家担任家庭教师，却和市长夫人路易斯（达尼尔·达黎欧 Danielle Darrieux 饰）开始了一段不伦之恋。　　恋情败露后，于连灰头土脸的来到了巴黎，拉莫尔侯爵...

　　During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. His arrival arouses curiosity and a degree of...