滨海小镇里,一对老夫妻收养的姑娘朱丽叶(碧姬·巴铎 Brigitte Bardot 饰)因为容貌出众、作风不检颇受居民非议,但朱丽叶似乎全然不放心上,仍与年龄可做自己父亲的富商卡拉丁接触,卡拉丁爱慕朱丽叶,同时也对自己的行为加以限制。朱丽叶与塔迪尤三兄弟中的大哥安东尼交好,当她发现对方的真面目以后选择放弃。 监护人不再容忍朱丽叶的恣意作风,通知孤儿院将朱丽叶带回。为了把朱丽叶留在小镇,安东尼的弟弟米歇尔(Jean-Louis Trintignant 饰)向她求婚,这桩不被看好的婚姻却带给两人慵懒平静的幸福时光。不久安东尼重新回到小镇主持船厂,塔迪尤一家的气氛变得微妙。随着朱丽叶出海发生意外,这一对兄弟与卡拉丁被卷入到一场风波里去。Antoine promises to take the orphaned Juliette away from St. Tropez after a party where she has wandered onto the yacht of the urbane Eric. But in the morning the bus and Antoine zip by Juliette's stop and she runs into the field to capture the rabbit she set free moments before. About to be sent back to the orphanage by her foster mother, she identifies with the rabbit. Antoine's younger brother Michel comes to Juliette's rescue with a marriage proposal and she accepts. Eric wants the brothers' shipyard as a casino site and brings Antoine back to St. Tropez. Life gets complicated.