A street in Paris near Jardin Luxembourg - Summer 1939
DANIEL has arrived on the Left Bank. He is spellbound by the beauty of Paris, and a bit lost. By chance he meets MANON, a charming young woman who (as we learn later) is from a wealthy and cultured Jewish family, and CLARISSE, MANON'S childhood friend. They guide him to Jardin Luxembourg where MANON and CLARISSE show him around.