Accused of murdering his wife, Raymond Denis engages the lawyer Claude
Nogent to defend him in court. It turns out that Raymond's wife
committed suicide because she didn't want anyone to know her child's
paternity. In defending Denis, Claude is surprised to learn that
he is the child's father...
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.
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.