Based on Molire's play. The children of Harpagon, Clante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven't spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. When Clante, at last, tries to speak to Harpagon, the old man informs the family that he wants to marry Marianne, the young girl loved by Clante. Unaware of his son's sorrow, Harpagon doesn't understand why Clante has become so angry with him.