简介：SomePeoplewithoutImportance:Clothildeisawaitressatawaysidecafe,gasstationandlodge,enduringboredominthemiddleofnowherebyatruckroute.Sheisdisenfranchisedbyherfamilybecauseofaformerloverwhohasnowdumpedheranyway.Sheputsupwithcafepatronswhocanbeoffensiveandinappropriate.Jeanisatruckdriverworkinglonghours,spendingmoretimeawayfromhomethanatit."Home"isacrampednoisyapartmentinPariswithhisunderstandably-discontentedandincessantly-ironingwife,precociousteenageddaughter,andtwoyoungersons.ClothildeandJeanknoweachotherfromthecafeandClothildehitchesaridetoseehermotherinBordeaux.Thetwobecomelovers.Inthedaysbeforethepill,women'sliberation,legalabortion,andimprovedworkingconditionsthisleadstoheartbreakanddisaster.…