Chick fell in love with Alise because of a shared passion for writer Jean-Sol Partre who gradually devoured their relationship. Soon after, Colin, the main character, also falls in love with a young girl, Chloe, but after their marriage she soon suffers from a strange illness: a water lily grows in her lungs.
Jacques Perrin
as Colin
Marie-France Pisier
as Alise
Sami Frey
as Chick
Alexandra Stewart
as Isis
Annie Buron
as Chloé
Bernard Fresson
as Nicolas
Sacha Briquet
as
Moune de Rivel
as
René-Jean Chauffard
as Bookstore
Claude Piéplu
as Doctor
Jacqueline Ferrière
as
Sacha Pitoëff
as Pharmacist
