Monsieur Simon - Frédéric's father
After twenty-seven long months spent in Algeria, Frédéric Simon, a young photographer is determined to forget this time of trouble. Now that the Army has finally discharged him he wants to live the good life. And at first, things go according to his wishes: not only does he marry Sylvie but they are invited by a wealthy man to Monte Carlo, where they spend a dream honeymoon. But back in Paris, hard times await them. Not finding work easily along with having to live in a cramped apartment make Frédéric bitter and unpleasant. When Sylvie becomes pregnant, he slams the door and finds consolation in the arms of Christine, an ex girlfriend, which he soon regrets. At last, the situation improves. Frédéric finds work and starts making money as a fashion photographer. But the good life cannot go on: one morning a policeman knocks at the young couple's door: the country wants Frédéric back in the Army.
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more
The murdered man (uncredited)
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.
During the Second World War, in occupied Paris, a group of high school students is more active at selling cigarettes and silk stockings than at studying. But the day a new philosophy teacher takes charge of their class, things begin to change. It must be said that Mademoiselle Bravard is not only a gifted educator but a charming young woman as well. Thanks to her, all the students end up passing their finals.
Piffon
The itinerant musician Lampluche, having found a musical score on the banks of a river and a full wallet, was taken to the neighboring town for the famous composer Maxence Leroy. The inhabitants of the small town only dream of music, so Lampluche is very well received. But Maxence Leroy arrives in the city.
Le professeur grincheux (uncredited)
A student from an elementary school accidentally breaks the glass roof of his school. His comrades decide to support it by working during the summer holidays in order to pay for reconstruction.
Monsieur de Saint Merri
인민전선 하에서 노동총연맹의 의뢰로 만들어진 작품. 프랑스 혁명 당시 500명의 지원병으로 구성된 마르세이유 군대가 마르세이유에서 파리까지 이동하는 과정을 그리고 있다. 중심적인 주인공 없이, 지원병, 왕족, 귀족, 군대, 프랑스 국민을 대표하는 인물들이 등장하여 각기 고귀하고 인간적인 모습을 보여준다. 르누아르는 이 영화가 자신에게 인민전선의 의기양양한 기운을 호흡하게 해 주었으며, 프랑스인들이 다시 태어난 것 같은 느낌을 가졌다고 말했다. 프린트가 유실되었다가 모스크바에서 온전한 필름을 찾음으로써 가까스로 복원될 수 있었던 각별한 사연을 가진 작품
