
Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Paul

Chantal Goya
Madeleine Zimmer

Marlène Jobert
Élisabeth Choquet
Michel Debord
Robert Packard

Catherine-Isabelle Duport
Catherine-Isabelle

Evabritt Strandberg
She (Woman in the Film)

Birger Malmsten
He (Man in the Film)

Yves Afonso
Man Who Kills Himself (uncredited)

Henri Attal
The Other Porn Book Reader (uncredited)
Mickey Baker
Record Producer (uncredited)

Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)

Antoine Bourseiller
Brigitte Bardot's Director (uncredited)

Queen Margot
Queen Margot

Factotum
Factotum

W.
W.

Forget Paris
Forget Paris

The Doors
The Doors

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera

Reklaw
Reklaw

Lovers
Lovers

Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night

May
May

Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge