讲述一个作家和两个孩子之间的心理故事.

简介：一个犹太男人和一个犹太女人见面，并同时发现互相吸引对方，但他俩的性格确相差很远，他们开始在性格方面互补。

一个收银员从摄影器材店收了一张假钞票 被拉上法庭，法官念他初犯，无罪释放，但他却失了业。友人叫他一起去打劫银行，怎知功败垂成，被拉入狱。入狱期间，家庭已生变化。出狱后，他寄居一间旅店内，在那里他杀死了人。后来他到别处得到一个老太婆的收医，他发觉老太婆被别人欺侮，问她为什么不反抗，老太婆说：“人生就是这样。”终于他把该家人全都杀死，包括老太婆在内。然后他到咖啡馆等候警方来拘捕。

1st full-length feature by the self-described Christian-atheist, it was made in occupied France after Bresson had done a year in a prison camp. There's nothing ostentatious i his style. It's sparse, no flashy camera-acrobatics or editing tricks. I always feel the best directors are those whose work you hardly notice. The story is set in a convent, Sisters of Bethany, it's purpose is to help women in prison rehabilitate. In it we find Anne-Marie, a somewhat proud & middle-class woman who comes to logger-heads w/Mother Superior & this leads to problems. Along the way she connects w/one of the more recalcitrant prisoners & recognizes her pain & need to be reached out to. Upon release the prisoner returns to join the convent under suspicious circumstances. What we have is a contrast in characters who come to the convent for different reasons & an exploration into spiritual matters. Well worth watching...