In Arles Marc-Antoine lives a very quiet life among his wife, his children, his friends and the bowling club.In the bar where the members of the club meet together, the "Fanny" ,image of the club, has been stolen.Marc-Antoine proposes his friend Amédée to paint another portrait of Fanny.When the portrait is finished, Marc-Antoine becomes famous as painter although his wife is not so convinced by the talent of her husband.So Marc-Antoine leaves his family and goes with Hélène ,the young waitress of the bar to the house of his friend Septime, in the Camargue, to find the inspiration for more paintings.