The nurse
Pursued by the police, Saget usurps the identity of a man who was returning to his town after having made his fortune in the United States. Under this new name, he deceives his compatriots with the exception of a doctor and the savage Isabelle. During an explanation Saget understands that Isabelle secretly admires him. She denounces him and Saget surrenders without a fight. Thus he ruins all his prestige with the young Amazon.
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Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.
자존심 강한 여인 엘렌느는 연인인 장이 자신을 멀리하자 복수를 위해, 카바레에서 춤을 추며 매춘을 하던 젊고 아름다운 아녜스를 소개해준다. 사랑에 빠진 장과 아녜스가 달콤한 행복에 젖어있을 때 엘렌느는 장을 찾아가 아녜스의 과거를 폭로한다.
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이름난 패션 디자이너 필립은 창조적 영감을 위해서라며 만나는 모든 여성들을 희롱하고, 그녀들의 마음을 훔치고는 냉정하게 돌아선다. 어느 날, 가장 친한 친구 다니엘의 약혼녀 미셸린을 만난 필립은 역시나 그녀를 희롱하고, 미셸린 역시 필립을 좋아하게 된다. 그런데 생에 처음으로 필립이 미셸린을 진심으로 사랑하게 된다. 하지만 미셸린은 이미 마음을 돌린 뒤였다. 냉혹하고 치열한 패션 세계에 대한 치밀하고 사실적인 묘사가 깊은 인상을 남긴다.
Gaby
The belated and revolting passion of a famous surgeon for a young orphan whom he once took in. He goes so far as to dishonor her to prevent her marriage to a young man she loves, whom she will however end up marrying. The young girl herself is not without reproach; she has missed a mother's love: in this ordeal, she has no sense of feminine dignity.
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As playboys cannot pay their debts anymore,their creditors suggest one of them marry a millionaire's daughter.
