Pierre Sancan

영국의 10대 소녀 올리비아는 부유층 자녀들을 가르치는 파 리 외곽의 작은 사립학교에 다니게 된다. 재학생들은 교장인 줄리와 교사 카라가 각각 맡고 있는 두 개의 기숙사에 나눠 생활하고 있다. 병약해 보이지만 수완이 보통이 아닌 카라는 줄리에게 병적일 정도로 집착을 보인다. 올리비아는 줄리와 사랑에 빠지고 만다. 이 둘의 관계를 알게 된 카라는 질투심 에 불타오른다.

Sophie de Réan, an unruly mischievous little girl grows up under the thumb of Mademoiselle, her strict governess. Following her mother's death, she is entrusted to Mme de Fleurville, her aunt, who at the same time hires Mademoiselle to further Sophie's education. A few years later, the little girl has blossomed into a lovely young lady. She is now in love with Paul, her cousin, who, unlike her, used to be a model child. Unfortunately Mademoiselle will not hear of a union between them. Instead she wants Sophie to marry Armand, the conceited son of Prefect Hugon. To make matters worse, Paul, the good boy, unexpectedly turns into a revolutionary, who defends the Republic on the barricades against Louis Napoléon's coup. Not being one of the victors, Paul is forced into exile. Will Sophie finally yield and accept the established order or will she react in her usual rebellious way and follow the one she loves ?

A drifting woman hangs out in the suburbs of Marseille. A young engineer picks her up drunk and takes her to the hospital. He does not know then that it is the Countess Armance de Lunegarde, driven from her home and performing as a gummy in third-rate music halls.