In an empty villa, Vera Baxter sits and contemplates her life, as she recounts to a woman who was drawn to the villa when she heard the name Vera Baxter pronounced. Vera tells her about her no-good husband, who has been using her to keep his failing business afloat, up to her present love affair.

Credits

Marguerite DurasDirector

Delphine SeyrigL'inconnue

Noëlle ChâteletMonique Combes

Claudine GabayVera Baxter

Gérard DepardieuMichel Cayre