Georges Flamant

Antoine Doinel is a Parisian adolescent. His parents do not show much interest in him. He skips school to go to the movies and play with his friends. He discovers his mother has a lover (imdb)

Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and make her his mistress. He thinks he finally met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money. (imdb)

When Clarisse learns that she's going blind she decidesbreak up with her lover to keep him from knowing.

Jules and Fernand are two boys from the Café des Sports in Marseille who participate in the annual race of their corporation. Jules won the race (by some illicit means) and pocketed 5,000 francs, which he immediately put in a bet with Burette, a Parisian sports impresario.

Raimu, one of the greatest French actors, plays the "strange" title hero, a respectable Toulon merchant who secretly operates as a fence for local thieves; after he murders a potential blackmailer, an innocent local shoemaker (Pierre Blanchar) is sent to prison for his crime. Seven years later the fall guy escapes, returns to Toulon to see his son, and, unaware of Victor's guilt, persuades the merchant to shelter him, then becomes involved with his wife.... (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl and kills her in a jealous rage. His search is for peace of mind and a desire to justify the murder of the girl to himself. His mind becomes distraught as he gropes trying to rationalize his deed and his world falls apart around him. (imdb)