Rachel
Франция, Вторая мировая война. Чтобы как-то свести концы с концами, мать двух детей Мари Латур делает подпольные аборты и сдаёт комнату знакомой проститутке. На вернувшегося с войны из-за ранения домой мужа она не обращает никакого внимания и живёт своей жизнью. Аборты постепенно начинают приносить неплохой доход, а скуку можно легко развеять заведя молодого любовника…
Elisa
Elisa and Eric are two teenage war orphans. They change their apartment on the outskirts of the city into a photo-studio to make a living, and they are very devoted to it. The two seem to live like heavenly beings without connecting to the outside world. Their only contact with the exterior is through Jacques, a loyal friend, but he also cuts himself out of any social life. The sister and the brother then take to get in touch with the world by Mrs Jean, a friend of their deceased mother with whom Elisa takes courses of singing. They live in harmony until a young man, whom Elisa falls for, eventually leaves with Eric for the USA and left her brokenhearted alone in France.
