General Montriveau, having returned from the Napoleonic Wars in despair, quickly becomes enamored with Duchess Langeais. Across a series of nocturnal visitations, the Duchess mercilessly toys with her hot-tempered suitor, as the machinations of a shadowy conspiracy unfold in the background.
Jeanne Balibar
as Antoinette de Langeais
Guillaume Depardieu
as Armand de Montriveau
Bulle Ogier
as Princess de Blamont-Chauvry
Michel Piccoli
as Vidame de Pamiers
Anne Cantineau
as Clara de Serizy
Thomas Durand
as De Marsay
Nicholas Bouchaud
as De Trailles
Mathias Jung
as Julien
Victoria Zinny
as Le Mere superieure
Remo Girone
as Le confesseur au couvent
Beppe Chierici
as L'alcade
Paul Chevillard
as Duc de Navarreins
