Roger, a chip seller on a Cote d’Azur beach, divides his life between his wife, a painter with a flair for originality whose work is unrecognized, and his mistress Bébé, a beautician on vacation. But his encounter with a third woman, a picaresque singer with whom he falls madly in love, will be accompanied by numerous adventures.

Le film conte les mésaventures d'un vendeur de frites troublé par l'arrivée d'une jeune femme et confronté à une double vie ingérable.