ɹˈɑːbɚt klˈaɪn, ɐpˈæɹəntli ˌæpəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd eɪmˈɔːɹəl, ɪz ɐ wˈɛltədˈuː ˈɑːɹt dˈiːlɚ, ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk ænd ælsˈeɪʃən baɪ bˈɜːθ, hˌuː tˈeɪks ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ dʒˈuːz hˌuː nˈiːd tə sˈɛl ˈɑːɹtwɜːks tə ɹˈeɪz kˈæʃ tə lˈiːv ðə kˈʌntɹi.
Robert Klein, apparently apolitical and amoral, is a well-to-do art dealer, Roman Catholic and Alsatian by birth, who takes advantage of French Jews who need to sell artworks to raise cash to leave the country.