Michel Mellier

セシルの純潔を汚させようするメルトイユ侯爵夫人の計画と、それを実行するバルモン子爵……。18世紀のフランス革命前夜、貴族社交界を舞台に繰り広げられた快楽と退廃の人間模様を描いた、88年アメリカ作品。

Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas. One day, a couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, moves into the next house. This is the accidental reunion of Bernard and Mathilde, who had a passionate love affair years ago. The relationship revives... A somber study of human feelings.