Eternel conflit 1948 Janvier, an embittered teacher, is fed up with his colorless, monotonous life One day he breaks away and ends up becoming a circus clown In his new world, he meets a beautiful acrobat nicknamed Lili and grows fonder and fonder of her every day of his life The trouble is that the lady bestows her favors to two different lovers wealthy married man Chardeuil and good looking but listless young Antonio He now considers his duty to make Lili recover her dignity