An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the ...
Philippe Lantier, a wealthy womanizer, falls for a beautiful blonde, Madeleine. In the process of seducing her, he will discover that he's got a heart.
The film depicts the extreme jealousy of a hotelier, Marcel (Serge Reggiani, then 42 years old), towards his wife, Odette (Romy Schneider, then 26 years old).