As the driver of a garbage truck in Arles, Marc-Antoine leads a quiet life with his wife, Mélanie, and their two children. When Amédée's "Fanny" is stolen from the bouliste club, Marc-Antoine offers to repaint another one. As soon as the work is finished, he becomes a local celebrity and, intoxicated by his new-found fame, leaves his family to go with Hélène, the young waitress, to his friend Septime's house in the Camargue to take up painting. Eventually, Marc-Antoine realizes that he is dissatisfied and that his success seems dishonest. He realizes that happiness awaits him with his wife, children and friends, and resumes his simple life without remorse.

Chauffeur d'une benne de nettoiement à Arles, Marc-Antoine mêne une vie tranquille auprès de sa femme Mélanie et de ses deux enfants. Quand on vole à Amédée, la «Fanny» du club bouliste, il propose d'en repeindre une autre. Aussitôt l'œuvre terminée, il devient une gloire locale et fier de son génie enfin reconnu, il part avec Hélène, une jeune serveuse, chez son cousin Septime en Camargue. Finalement, il comprendra qu'il n'avait aucun talent et repartira avec Mélanie venue le chercher pour qu'il rentre à la maison