January 1943; a Paris nightclub. A transvestite singer accepts an offer to sing once a week at a club in the artsy district of the city, and in so doing starts a chain-reaction of personal turbulence for many characters that come within her circle of influence; turbulence that mirrors the relationship that France and Germany have developed by the end of the war. The club owner, a sharp business woman who has returned to Paris not only to snap up businesses...