A road accident in Nîmes brings the toreador Francisco Jimenez
into contact with Manuel Vasquez, a radiologist. The latter lives
a sheltered life with his wife Marion, who shares his interest in
classical music. A former surgeon who caused the accidental death
of a patient during an operation, the son of a Republican who died in
the fight against Franco, Manuel rejects everything that reminds him of
Spain...
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.