 A young man, Roland Cassard (Marc Michel, who later reprises the role of Roland in Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"), is wasting his life away until he has a chance encounter with Lola (Aimée), a woman he knew as a teenager before World War II, who is now a cabaret dancer.Though Roland is quite smitten with her, Lola is preoccupied with her former lover Michel, who abandoned her after impregnating her seven years earlier.Also vying for Lola's heart is American sailor Frankie (Alan Scott), whose affection Lola does not return.