In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.

Fanny Ardant
Duchesse de Guermantes

Marie-Christine Barrault
Madame Verdurin

Anne Bennent
Chloé

Nathalie Juvet
Madame Cottard

Charlotte Kerr
Bordellchefin