Middle-aged artistes provide the focus of this drama filmed in black and white. The story is set in Paris around the time of the Gulf War. Paul, an actor leading a drab directionless existence, has an affair with Ulrika, a woman half his age. His wife, with whom he constantly argues, is pregnant with their second child. He does not interact much with his teenage son. Much of the film centers around the emptiness of his life.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Paul | Lou Castel |
| Marcus | Jean-Pierre Léaud |
| Ulrika | Johanna ter Steege |
| Hélène | Dominique Reymond |
| Fanchon | Marie-Paule Laval |
| La jeune femme | Aurélia Alcaïs |
| La femme de Cadix | Margi Clarke |
| Pierre | Max McCarthy |
| Le metteur en scène | Georges Lavaudant |
| Comédienne du 'Cercle de Craie Caucasien' | Michèle Gleizer |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Philippe Garrel |
| Writer | Muriel Cerf |
| Writer | Marc Cholodenko |
| Producer | Pascal Caucheteux |
| Producer | Ruth Waldburger |
| Composer | John Cale |
| Editor | Sophie Coussein |
| Editor | Yann Dedet |
| Editor | Nathalie Hubert |
