

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
Raphaël de Lorris

Françoise Fabian
Aurore

Brigitte Fossey
Bernardine

Jean Vilar
Horace

Anne Wiazemsky
Diane

Isabelle De Funès
Émilie

Yves Lefebvre
Paul

André Oumansky
Feyrac

Jean-Pierre Bernard
Norville

Georges Claisse
Alfred