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…

Barely out of prison, where she spent five long years, a pretty prostitute sows disorder in the life of a hitherto peaceful couple.

Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town of Thiers, France. Vignettes include a boy’s awakening interest in girls, couples double-dating at…