aAromanticandfunnylovestorywithatragicend.InParisayoungHungarianartist(Monpti)andagirl(Anne-Claire)meetandfallinlove.Butjustwhensheispreparedtogiveherselftohimshefindsapairoflady'spantsinhisroom.Heisperfectlyinnocentbutthereasonwhythepantsarethereisashumouristicasincredible.Sowhenhetellsthetruthshegetsveryangrythoughshewaspreparedto\"forgive\"his\"sidestep\".Anotherpatternismuchmoreserious.Anne-ClairefearsthatMonptiwouldhavenointerestinherifshetoldthatsheisanobody.Soshebuildsupastoryofbeingarichgirlwithaprivatechauffeur.SheeventakesMonptitoafamilychurchfuneralandpointsoutallherrelatives,eventellingwhichonesarenotonspeakingterms.Whenhefinallyexposesherliesaviolentexplosionresults.Sherunsawayindespairandisoverrunbyacar.Atthehospitaltheirlovereturns.Butshewilldieafterafewdays.-InthebackgroundofmanysceneswehaveseenthecouplewhooverrunAnne-Claire,andtheirshallowemotionswererecurrentlycontrastedwiththegenuineloveoftheyoungcouple.