Gaston Abougit

A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.

Romance takes a back seat to drama in this movie depicting life at the once-fashionable Parisian bordello known by its address 122 Rue de Provence. Patronized by the wealthy and powerful, this elegant house of prostitution featured a top-ranked restaurant and specialized rooms for men with unusual tastes: a railroad carriage room, a stable room, etc. In the story, two young people "on the make" bump into each other as they are arriving in the same rail station. Though attracted to one another, they are deliberately vague about their destinations. He is headed for a diplomatic career, she is an ambitious young prostitute who wants to work at the best house in France. Later, they meet at 122 Rue de Provence.

Mark Philips is the owner and creative director of a club that specializes in live sex shows. Tired of the derivative routines he sees auditioned, he finds a new gem in Ingrid, a nymphomaniac kitchen lady who works in the backrooms of his club. Specializing in fellatio, he dubs her "Velor Tongue" and tries to make her a star. But the naive Ingrid proves harder to control than he'd imagined.