Emily, a child, stays with her bourgeois grandparents during frequent periods when her mother makes films. Isabelle wraps a picture, flies to her childhood home to pick up Emily, and plans to leave for her place in France. Old wounds between Isabelle and her parents open around Isabelle's life style. It's also apparent that Isabelle's mother, Paula, is unhappy - with her husband and with her youthful hopes dashed when she became pregnant with Isabelle. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the co-star of the film she's just made has followed her, checked into a nearby hotel, and wants to begin an affair, even though he's married. Can Isabelle sort it out? What's best for Emily?

Brigitte Fossey
Isabelle

Hildegard Knef
Paula

Ivan Desny
Charles
Hermann Treusch
Friedrich

Camille Raymond
Emily

Mathieu Carrière
Caroline Ruprecht

Helma Sanders-Brahms

Noor
Noor

Yoshiko & Yuriko
Yoshiko & Yuriko

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night

The War Game
The War Game

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

Squandered Sunday
Squandered Sunday

The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words

My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me
The Island
The Island

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

The Two of Them
The Two of Them

Open Hearts
Open Hearts