Plebs is described as "a thoroughly modern comedy in an ancient setting." Rome is traditionally imagined as the home of emperors and senators, generals and gladiators, a dignified theatre of pomp and ceremony. But what about the little guys, the wasters - new to the big city, stuck in office jobs, unable to get the girls? Plebs follows three desperate young men from the suburbs...。本片是特吕弗著名的“安托万系列”的第三部,但影迷通常忽视短片《Antoine et Colette》误将其认作第二部。
23岁的Antoine Doinel(Jean-Pierre Léaud 让-皮埃尔•李奥)从军队逃出后,虽侥幸逃脱惩罚,却因殴打警察入狱,不良记录对 他找工作造成妨碍,他先后做过旅店守门人、私家侦探等职业。过程中,安托万联系上了昔日女友克里斯汀。两人的感情暧昧而不确定。而按客户要求混进一家鞋店盯梢风情万种的老板娘时,他又将其迷上,感情的天平开始在两个女人之间摇摆。。