In 1830s France, a virtuous widow falls for a self-destructive debauchee obsessed with death. Initial resistance gives way to a desperate and cynical romance.
Maurice Ronet
as Raphaël de Lorris
Françoise Fabian
as Aurore
Brigitte Fossey
as Bernardine
Jean Vilar
as Horace
Anne Wiazemsky
as Diane
Isabelle De Funès
as Émilie
Yves Lefebvre
as Paul
André Oumansky
as Feyrac
Jean-Pierre Bernard
as Norville
Georges Claisse
as Alfred
Hélène Arié
as Francesca
Maurice Barrier
as Lasalle
