The American writer Joe arrives in Paris to research and write about Proust. He meets the Polish Karl and they become friends and costumers of brothels and restaurants. When the fifteen year-old Colette arrives in Paris, they both fall in love with her. 　　Expatriate Henry Miller indulges in a variety of sexual escapades while struggling to establish himself as a serious writer in...

影片主要讲述战争给给人民带来的灾难，战争不仅使人民陷入饥饿贫困，还是儿童的心理产生畸形。影片中的主角是个儿童，他把他那卧床不起、患有心脏病的父亲毒死，因为他认为父亲对社会豪无用处。事后，他又因内心不安而自杀。影片表面上把这个儿童产生杀父和自杀的心理归咎于一个老师的教育错误，实际上则是在揭露德国的纳粹主义，认为他们才是这一切罪恶的根源。