Emily, a child, stays with her bourgeois grandparents during frequent periods when her mother makes films. Isabelle wraps a picture, flies to her childhood home to pick up Emily, and plans to leave for her place in France. Old wounds between Isabelle and her parents open around Isabelle's life style. It's also apparent that Isabelle's mother, Paula, is unhappy - with her husband and with her youthful hopes dashed when she became pregnant with Isabelle. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the co-star of the film she's just made has followed her, checked into a nearby hotel, and wants to begin an affair, even though he's married. Can Isabelle sort it out? What's best for Emily?
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Director, Writer
Suzanne Schiffman
Writer
Sylvie Ponsard
Writer

Brigitte Fossey
Isabelle

Hildegard Knef
Paula

Ivan Desny
Charles
Hermann Treusch
Friedrich

Camille Raymond
Emily

Mathieu Carrière
Caroline Ruprecht

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