Arquivo / 49ª mostra

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, Hélène sells antique furniture while living with her stepson Bernard, who is back from military duty in Algiers. Alphonse, Helène’s old lover, comes to visit with his niece Françoise. He is also back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort themselves out, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.