Lovers of Paris (original title Pot-Bouille, "Stew Pot") is a 1957 French film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Gérard Philipe.
It was the second film Duvivier directed based on a novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, the first being Au Bonheur des Dames in 1930.
Madame Josserand, a society woman who thinks of little other than marrying off her daughter Berthe, sets her sights on him.
But Octave has already turned his attention to the married Madame Hédouin, who runs a large department store, "Au Bonheur des Dames", where he is hired as a salesman.
Madame Hédouin, now widowed, then realizes the business and romantic possibilities with her handsome young salesman.