Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
André er en svindler, som skylder penge til kreditorer overalt i Paris. Som sidste udvej forsøger han at tage sit eget liv, men møder i samme øjeblik den mystiske Angela. Den gådefulde kvinde tilbyder ham sin hjælp, og dette møde kommer til at ændre hans liv for evigt.
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
Richard har udsigt til et liv på den grønne gren, da han sælger sit firma. Desværre er køberen, Vincent, en gemen svindler, der lænser firmaet for alt. Sammen med sin ekskone rejser Richard til Frankrig for at opspore Vincent. Den lyssky finansmand har netop købt en hundedyr diamanthalskæde til sin forlovede. Måske kan et raskt tyveri bring balance i regnskabet?
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
Three single friends travel to Paris for ten days for the journey of a lifetime and in search of true love. From 'meet cutes' at the Luxembourg Gardens, to strolls down the tree-lined Champs-Élysées, will first dates lead to happily ever after or heartbreak?
A poetic ode to the River Seine, Ivens' distinguished camera eye surveys its lively banks and step-stone canals with a vérité candor, a beguiling elan.
A history of the bridges of Paris, through modern views and historical engravings.