Le Bonheur est pour demain (1961)
Directed by Henri Fabiani

Film Synopsis

Alain is an impulsive twenty-year-old who is determined to lead his own life, untroubled by parental influence.  For this reason, he leaves his home and heads for Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.  Here, he strikes up a friendship with an amiable ship builder, José, who introduces him to Anna, the secretary of a ship-construction company who may help him to find work.  As soon as they meet, José and Anna are aware of a strong mutual attraction.  Unfortunately, Anna's adopted father does not take kindly to this affair and fears it will only end badly.  Thanks to Anna's intervention, José gets himself a job in the shipyard but he has underestimated the arduousness of the work and it soon becomes tiresome.  It seems the idealistic young man will never be able to bridge the gap between his adolescent dreams and the harsh realities of adult life...