Catherine Deneuve stars in a classic French musical, by the makers of Umbrellas of Cherbourg. With Gene Kelly.

Denueve and her real-life sister Francoise Dorleac play a pair of music-teacher siblings looking for love in a pastel-coloured French coastal town.

Dorleac is busy composing a symphony, while Deneuve has just broken up from her arrogant art dealer boyfriend.

A visiting American (Gene Kelly) discovers some music written by Dorleac and wonders how he can ever meet the composer.

In the meantime, a love-lorn sailor (Jacques Perrin) paints portaits of his dream girl, a young woman who looks surprisingly like Deneuve.