Louise, who has just written a novel, comes to Paris to meet with a potential publisher. While in the city, she stays with her older sister, Martine, who in many ways is the exact opposite of Louise: she lives in a fashionable neighborhood, is cold to others, and has snobby friends, while Louise lives in a small town and is thoroughly unpretentious. Louise's apparent happiness -- and similarities to their mother -- gradually gets on Martine's nerves.
Isabelle Huppert
as Martine Demouthy
Catherine Frot
as Louise Mollet
François Berléand
as Pierre Demouthy
Brigitte Catillon
as Sophie
Michel Vuillermoz
as Richard
Christiane Millet
as Géraldine
Rose Thiéry
as Fernanda, la bonne
Bruno Chiche
as Charles
Jean-Philippe Puymartin
as L'éditeur
Aurore Auteuil
as L'hôtesse accueil éditeur
Antoine Beaufils
as Alexandre Demouthy
Philippe Breton
as
