Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.
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| Directing | Philippe Garrel | Director |
| Art | Emmanuel de Chauvigny | Set Designer |
| Editing | François Gédigier | Editor |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Aubert | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Édouard Weil | Producer |
| Writing | Philippe Garrel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Arlette Langmann | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Justine Pearce | Costume Designer |
| Production | Flavia Zanon | Co-Producer |
| Production | Joëlle Bertossa | Co-Producer |
| Production | Serge Catoire | Production Manager |
| Production | Laurine Pelassy | Producer |
| Sound | Guillaume Sciama | Sound |
| Sound | Thierry Delors | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Philippe Garrel | Dialogue |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Dialogue |
| Writing | Arlette Langmann | Dialogue |
| Directing | Laura Tuillier | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paolo Trotta | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Laetitia Dom | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Caroline Marcadé | Choreographer |