Paul has a full-time lover, an older English woman whose common sense and down-to-earth qualities more than compensate for her relative lack of passion. After all, he is surrounded by women clamoring for time with him in bed. So are all the other men in the story. When one of his sons dies suddenly during an operation, Paul is devastated and cannot make out what has gone wrong in his life. None of his current crop of friends has any insight to offer. Some of these questions become clearer when his sister, with whom he is almost unnaturally close, comes to visit.

Herbert Flack
Paul Henkes

Sarah Brackett
Elizabeth Henkes

Patty Brard
Valerie

Liz Snoijink
Zippy
Eddie Marchena
Ramon
Ramon Todd Dandare
Nicholas

Devika Strooker
Ramona
John van Dreelen
Dr. Alexander De Winter
Mavis Helneyer
Aida
Lilian van Everdingen
Isabela
Laura Quast
Koningin van de Nacht
Myrena Sint Jago
Cecilia

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons

Just a Question of Love
Just a Question of Love

Love Life
Love Life

Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour

Aurélien
Aurélien

It's a Fat World
It's a Fat World

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Marlene
Marlene

The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence

Unfaithful
Unfaithful

Closer
Closer