Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.
| Writing | Jean Cosmos | Writer |
| Directing | Jean Becker | Director |
| Writing | Jean Becker | Writer |
| Writing | Michel Quint | Novel |
| Writing | Guillaume Laurant | Writer |
| Production | Louis Becker | Producer |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jacques Witta | Editor |
| Production | Maguy Aimé | Casting |
| Production | Jean-Paul Becker | Producer |
| Production | Sabine Schroth | Casting |
| Art | Bruno Margery | Production Design |
| Art | Thérèse Ripaud | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie de Segonzac | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Anne Hum | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bernard Rochut | Sound |
| Sound | Wojciech Kowalewski | Musician |