Depardieu plays the part of Alain Moreau, a nightclub crooner in Clermont-Ferrand - described by one critic as 'Much lower in the food chain than Charles Aznavour, but cut from the same cloth.' One night, Alain sees young, beautiful blonde, Marion (Cécile de France) in the audience and decides to engineer a meeting through one of his friends, Estate Agent, Bruno (Mathieu Amalric). Estate Agent Marion a single mother with an unhappy story, is cautious and untrusting, but before too long, a tentative relationship begins to develop. However, Bruno soon becomes a rival for Marion's affections.