Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still dating various women. She is now a big-time director whose most recent film was a very expensive bomb. She comes up with the idea of making a romance based upon her fling with Jean-Louis. She contacts him to gain his permission. Jean-Louis is still in racing and goes away for a desert rally while she begins filming. She finds the mood of their romance difficult to recapture in her film.
Anouk Aimée
as Anne Gauthier
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Jean-Louis Duroc
Richard Berry
as Richard Berry
Évelyne Bouix
as Françoise
Marie-Sophie L.
as Marie-Sophie
Philippe Leroy
as Professeur Thévenin
Charles Gérard
as Charlot
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
as Self / Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Thierry Sabine
as Self (archive footage)
Antoine Sire
as Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis
André Engel
as Le metteur en scène
Robert Hossein
as Robert Hossein
