This simple story of a mother and daughter finds them struggling to find work and food in Paris. Micheline Bezancon is the expressionless young mother who alone worries about the future of her and her daughter. Filmed in black and white, the directorial approach is as simple as the title. She engages in a poignant narrative about her daily life. Half of the time the screen is black, evoking a feeling of despair that permeates the feature.
Shot in 16 mm in Paris & its suburbs and co-produced by French television on a very low budget. This was inspired by an item on the back page of a newspaper. The essence of the film is captured by its first person voice-over commentary, and was considered "one of the few genuine masterpieces in the entire history of cinema" by film theorist Noel Burch. The film is not available in English translation, either dubbed or subtitled. But it works very well in simultaneous translation, if prepared in advance.

1970年4月13日，巴黎。两个剧团各自排演着埃斯库罗斯剧作的先锋改编作品。一名年轻的聋哑人在咖啡馆里边吹奏口琴边乞讨零钱。一名年轻女子通过引诱男性实施盗窃。随着一桩阴谋逐渐显现，这些主角们的故事开始交织缠绕。

一个中年残疾男人无意间与一个女子开始书信往来，他渐渐觉得自己坠入了爱河，而当两个人要见面时，意外发生了……