This uneven comedy of manners concerns a young film projectionist (Jerome Ange) who sets out to find a marriageable woman. He sets his sights on two women he has lived with for nearly ten years (Kristin Scott-Thomas and Sylvie Orcier). For some reason, the projectionist encourages one of the women to hire a private detective (Patrice Kerbrat) to monitor his romantic activities.

在二战快要结束的1944年，纳粹法西斯继续在欧洲大肆残杀犹太人。佩拉斯卡原是位从事过贸易活动也参过战的意大利商人，面对满目的硝烟和战火，他的良心受到强烈震撼，舍弃与家人团聚的幸福，并投入自己所有的资金，开始想尽办法挽救犹太人的生命。这位机智而勇敢的中年男人利用各种机会，有时以金钱作为诱饵，有时凭借自己的口才据理力争，有时甚至装扮成西班牙外交官，在纳粹统治的夹缝中拯救了许多无辜的民众。