Leading man Michel Piccoli plays Pierre, a young musician who briefly catches sight of a beautiful woman dressed in blue and soon spends all of his time trying to track her down. After roaming the streets of Paris in search of the mystery woman, he recruits an old friend to help find her.
Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?
Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin's place to spend a winter holiday, when a stranger - apparently a fugitive from someone aboard - entrusts her with a jewel in the shape of a tiger with ruby eyes. Unknown to her, these false jewels contain a virus powerful enough to destroy all humankind. Doctor Kha is just one among many spies from different nations trying to get their hands on the tiger, or Marie-Chantal... It will give any nation a tremendous control over all others! Marie-Chantal, a snob girl, will evade all attacks by sheer female cunning, and shows tigerish qualities in dealing with her male, and female foes.
A young American art student must decide whether to stay in Paris with her boyfriend or go back to the U.S. when her wealthy father arrives to bring her back.
바로크풍의 거대한 성을 배경으로 남녀가 서로 다른 과거의 기억을 떠올린다. 남자는 여자에게 둘이 예전에 서로 사랑했고, 그녀가 정한 약속을 지키기 위해 자신이 왔으며, 이제 그녀를 데려가겠다고 말한다. 여자는 남자의 주장을 부인한다.
누보로망 작가인 알랭 로브그리예의 시나리오를 바탕으로 알랭 레네 감독은 현실과 환상, 현재와 과거를 더이상 구별할 수 없는 시간의 미궁으로 우리를 안내한다.
