the jolly house

Edward Belon (played by Jean Pierre Cassell) is a carefree scoundrel who takes nothing seriously and irresponsibly shifts from one thing to another. When he met Helene Larouch (played by Anouk Aimee), he wooed her, despite her marriage to Andre (played by Francois Maistre), until in the end, his young, energetic, absurd family (including several unknown babies and some stray dogs) combined with his eccentric lifestyle overcame her resistance. They soon lost their illusions