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.
Delphine Seyrig
L'inconnue
Noëlle Châtelet
Monique Combes
Claudine Gabay
Vera Baxter
Gérard Depardieu
Michel Cayre
Nathalie Nell
La maîtresse de Jean
Claude Aufaure
Barman
François Périer
Jean Baxter (voice)
Marguerite Duras
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
