剧情：Jenny"inauguratesthefamousseriesofmovieswhichmadeMarcelCarnéoneofthemostbrilliantdirectorsoftheera.From1936to1946,withscenaristJacquesPrévert(andoncewithHenriJeanson)hecreatedwhatthecriticscalledthe"réalismepoétique".OneshouldnotethatCarnéhimselfusedtohatethislabel.Butwhocareswhenyoudealwithsuchworksas"quaidesbrumes""lejourselève"and"lesenfantsduparadis",tonamebutthree?Jenny(FrançoiseRosay)isamadam,andwhenherdaughtercomesbackfromEngland,shedoesnotwanthertofindoutwhatherjobisreallylike.Theplotisrathermelodramaticandabitcheesy,butthecast,includingJean-LouisBarrault,CharlesVanelandRobertLeViganisfirst-rate.Adirtyworld,whichiscomparedtothesiltatthebottomofmuddywaters.AndasJenny'sfinallinesays:"whenyou'reatthebottom,you'vegottostayatthebottom".