Feckless aspiring architect Stéphane leaves his pregnant girlfriend for theater designer Sabine; Sabine in turn vainly attempts to overcome her violent obsession with an actor in her theater company. A game of emotional chutes and ladders ensues.

Credits

Olivier AssayasDirector

Clotilde de BayserSabine, Stéphane's live-in-girlfriend

Michel FellerStephane

Marie MatheronNatalia, Stéphane's ex-girlfriend

Gérard BlainStephane's father