Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
François
Monsieur Hulot es diseñador de vehículos de una empresa de automóviles que ha sido invitada para participar en una importante exposición del motor. Hulot, que ha diseñado un peculiar vehículo que se convierte en una casa con ruedas, tendrá un accidentado viaje hasta su destino.