Abandoned documentary on the country Brazil which director Clouzot wanted to make while on honeymoon with his wife VĂ©ra Clouzot whose of Brazilian origin. Only an introductionary section set in Paris was ever filmed.
The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an equestrienne and becomes a circus clown.