The residents of the apartment building on Rue Montmartre are a motley crew of oddballs and eccentrics. The daring son of a professor couple is in love with a sexy student who supplements her pocket money by working as an au pair. And then there's Monsieur Calomel, the crazy but helpful neighbor who's always ready with a funny face...

生命是我们的，由法国共产党产生，包括纪录片和虚构的场景涉及夹在工人阶级，农民阶级和资产阶级的日常现实的事件：一个板董事举办大规模解雇;在工厂，罢工将阻止老工人被解雇;农民积极分子，防止癫痫发作的一个贫苦农民的财产支持;一个失业青年谁拥有不够吃由青年共产主义者的欢迎。