Jean, a married 40-year-old filmmaker, and his young working class lover, Catherine, engage in a circular series of spectacular blow-ups and tentative reunions, their mutual desire a fire that burns them again and again.
Marlène Jobert
as Catherine
Jean Yanne
as Jean
Harry-Max
as Jean's Father
Jacques Galland
as Catherine's Father
Macha Méril
as Françoise
Christine Fabréga
as Catherine's Mother
Muse Dalbray
as Catherine's Grandmother
Maurice Risch
as Michel
Patricia Pierangeli
as Annie