A series of observations on Godard's "children of Marx and Coca-Cola" and their relationships, Masculin-feminin is set in Paris and stars Jean-Pierre Leaud as a young journalist interviewing and romancing a beautiful singer (Goya). Godard enlivens the classic "battle of the sexes" plotline with inventive doses of parody, satire, politics, anarchy, and comedy while at the same time raising serious questions about why men and women act the way that they do.