When Frank Larrimore, a representative of the United Nations, speaks
out for women's rights, a baby is deposited at the UN headquarters in
New York. Frank, a bachelor, decides to temporarily adopt the
baby until its identity and nationality can be established.
Frank's playboy friend Randy borrows the baby as it provides the
perfect pretext to meet single women who are keen to marry. Frank
attracts a UN guide, Lisette, who considers marrying him until she
realises how Randy is exploiting the child for his own
ends...
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.