Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good-looking man working on the famous RTF entertainment show 36 Chandelles. The show ultimately seals the reunion of the two estranged young lovers. The story features a parade of music-hall stars from the era: Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Georges Guétary, Juliette Gréco, Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, Fernand Raynaud, Georges Ulmer and many more.

索菲（碧姬·芭铎饰）是一个年轻的模特，得知男友菲利普（雅克·里伯罗勒饰）劈腿，她决定实施报复，除掉情敌芭芭拉（约瑟芬·詹姆斯饰）。一个爱上索菲的年轻英俊的医生阿兰（米歇尔·索博饰），决定帮助索菲完成复仇计划。他告诉索菲，与其除掉情敌，不如另找新欢让男友心生嫉妒，这样他才会重新回到索菲的身边。在与阿兰假扮情侣的过程中，索菲渐渐忘掉了男友同时爱上了阿兰，而菲利普对芭芭拉也是真爱……（豆瓣电影字幕翻译2.0小组）