"Marius" takes place in Marseilles' Old Port, at the La Marine Bar, owned by César and his son Marius. Marius' biggest dream is to embark on one of the boats passing by his dad's bar and to set off to a faraway land. Fanny, a young and pretty seafood peddler, has secretly been in love with Marius since her childhood; Marius, never admitting it, has always loved Fanny. One day, a sailor drops by La Marine and offers him a job on an exploratory ship. Trying to hold him off and to make him jealous, Fanny confesses his love to him and provokes a fight between Marius and one of César's old friends, Panisse, a boat merchant, who despite his old age, has been courting Fanny for a while. Torn between the call of the sea and his love for her, Marius abandons his dream to be with Fanny who gives herself to him. As César and Honorine, Fanny's mother, are getting ready for the wedding, Marius changes his mind, drawn back to the call of the sea. Sacrificing her love, Fanny convinces Marius to embark on his journey, leaving her behind. Devastated but holding back her tears, she hides Marius' decision to his father. 南部的法国。 故事发生在位于马赛的一座港口里，年轻的马吕斯（拉斐尔·佩松纳兹 Raphaël Personnaz 饰）和父亲凯撒（丹尼尔·奥图 Daniel Auteuil 饰）一起经营着一家酒吧。虽然人在酒吧里，但马吕斯的心却无时不刻的被浩瀚无际的大海所深深吸引，他最大的梦想就是能够登上一艘开往愿望的船，逃离这个令他感到窒息的港口。 范尼（维克图瓦·贝雷齐 Victoire Bélézy 饰）是在港口卖贝克的小贩，她一直默默的爱慕着马吕斯。当年长的帕尼斯（让-皮埃尔·达鲁山 Jean-Pierre Darroussin 饰）出现在范尼的身边，对她展开热烈追求时，马吕斯才察觉了内心里对于范尼的感情。最终，为了范尼，马吕斯放弃了自己的远洋梦。
