The prostitute
After WWII, a young man without perspective arrives in Rome. Living in a loft, he gradually discovers the city becoming a tour guide.
Marion
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). En una pequeña ciudad francesa vive Barny, una joven viuda que trabaja en Correos. Ella y su hija sufren los rigores de la guerra, el racionamiento, el mercado negro y las redadas. Para evitar la deportación de la niña, hija de padre judío, la envía al campo. Pero, movida por la desesperación, busca consuelo en el confesonario y se desahoga declarándose atea.
Thérèse
François and Victor sell hard candy at the fun fair. They also bring up Gisèle, a one-year-old child they found by the side of the road. Although the two men are often at each other's throats they are the best friends, getting on well with the other fairground people. But when they defend Lisa, the fortune teller's daughter against Dédé, a thug who pesters her, they provoke his anger. Dédé sets fire to the two friends' stand and they are forced to take the road.
