Lyne Chardonnet

Michel Gerfaut makes his living playing poker. But when he stops to help an injured motorist on the side of the road one night, he unwittingly gets involved in a sinister arms deal cover-up. The capable Gerfaut goes on holiday, bringing his longtime girlfriend, Béa, to Trouville to meet his mother. He soon finds himself the target of killers hired by the pompous Emmerich and his ruthless underling, Leprince, who suspect he's working for their competitors. (allmovie.com)

Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract, and marriage does not fit in with Benjamin's spirit of independence.

An impoverished aristocrat goes to desperate lengths to find something to eat. (Wikipedia)