Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he rebels. He wrecks his apartment, rejects every facet of bourgeois life, and begins acting like an urban, modern-day Neanderthal.

Cast: Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou, Béatrice Romand, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Jeanne Herviale, Marilù Tolo