A la fin de l'année 1916, le Flamand Van Horst, aventurier et coureur de jupons, part au Canada dans l'espoir d'y retrouver Maria, un amour de jeunesse. Il croise sur sa route Olivier, un adolescent avec qui il se lie d'amitié. Tous deux arrivent sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, au Bar de la Fourche, un établissement tenu par Maria.
Vincent Van Horst (Jacques Brel) is a hard-drinking bon viveur who loves his freedom and his women. In 1916, he leaves Europe, which is torn apart by the war, and moves to Canada, intending to meet up with Maria, the only woman he ever loved. On the way to Canada, he meets a young boy who dreams about fighting in the European war. When Vincent arrives at the Bar de la fourche, managed by Maria, he finds her looking older. He finds consolation in another woman, Annie, who looks down on him and drives Vincent and Olivier to fight a duel against each other.
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