Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety. René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by corporate downsizing. Janine is a self-educated actress/stylist who learns that the wife of her lover is dying and must decide to let them reunite. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.
Gérard Depardieu
as René Ragueneau
Nicole Garcia
as Janine Garnier
Roger Pierre
as Jean Le Gall
Nelly Borgeaud
as Arlette Le Gall
Pierre Arditi
as Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
Gérard Darrieu
as Léon Veestrate
Philippe Laudenbach
as Michel Aubert
Marie Dubois
as Thérèse Ragueneau
Henri Laborit
as Henri Laborit
Bernard Malaterre
as Jean's Father
Laurence Roy
as Jean's Mother
Alexandre Rignault
as Jean's Grandfather
