Helene, a pill-addicted anesthesiologist, is mourning the death of her boyfriend when, through a car accident she causes, she chances to meet the lethargic Gilles, a young man who lives for free at his mother's hotel. Gilles pursues Helene romantically, and she eventually softens up. Gilles, however, is also devoted to Bernard, a petty crook who revels in mugging gay men. All three struggle with relationships that seem to be going nowhere.

• Films A2
• Sara Films
• Catherine Deneuve
• Patrick Dewaere
• Etienne Chicot
• Sabine Haudepin
• Dominique Lavanant
• Josiane Balasko
• François Perrot
• Jean-Louis Vitrac