简介：Martial(DanielAuteuil)isdischargedfromamentalinstitutionwherehespentafewyearsduetoaseriousnervousbreakdown.Duringhishospitalization,heceasestospeakwitheveryone,includinghiswifeRégine(ThérèseLiotard),whomhehadencouragedtofindanewpartnersoonafterenteringtheclinic.Uponhisreturn,hefindshismother(DanielleDarrieux),abusybusinesswomanwhoownsasupermarketchain.Sheisconvincedthatherson,whobynowhardlytalkstoanyoneafterhisexperience,willbeabletofindhimselfagainiftaskedwithsomeresponsibilities. Soonenough,MartialissenttoLimogesonabusinesstriptocheckononeoftheirstoresinthehopeofreinvigoratingitsfailingbusiness.Oncehearrives,Martialisfacedwithresponsibilitieshehadneverimagined,includingdealingwiththestore'spersonnel.Duetohislackofpeopleskills,thisjobisadifficulttask.Meantime,asinstructedbyhismother,hechecksontheaccountinghandledbythemanager,Mr.Fonfrin(Jean-PierreMarielle),andhesoonrealizesthatthereasonforthebranch'sclose-to-failurestatusisthatFonfrinispaddingthebooks.Duetohisinabilitytotakechargeforanythinginlife,Martialfailstoperformhisdutiesandinsteadbefriendsthecrookedmanager,whoinvitesthenaiveheirtojoinhimandhiswife(DominiqueLavanant)fordinneronenight.HeimmediatelyfallsinlovewithFrancine(SandrineBonnaire),themaid,aneccentricyoungwomanwithwhomhehasabriefrelationship. MartialunconditionallyshowersFrancinewithallkindsofgifts,asthisisthefirsttimeinseveralyearsthathefeelsclosetosomeone;itisashortepisodethatmakeshisdejectedlifemomentarilylookbrighter.Heletshisworkfallbehindforherbut,unfortunately,theromancedoesnotlastlongand,uponhisreturntoParis,heisdeemedincompetentandre-admittedtothehospital.…