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A young widow, Anne Gauthier ( Anouk Aimée ), is raising her daughter Francois ( Souad Amidou ) alone following the death of her husband ( Pierre Barouh ) who worked as a stuntman and who died in a movie set accident that she witnessed.

Still working as a film script supervisor, Anne divides her time between her home in Paris and Deauville in northern France where her daughter attends boarding school.

A young widower, Jean-Louis ( Jean-Louis Trintignant ), is raising his son Antoine ( Antoine Sire ) alone following the death of his wife Valerie ( Valerie Lagrange ) who committed suicide after Jean-Louis was in a near fatal crash during the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Still working as a race car driver, Jean-Louis divides his time between Paris and Deauville where his son also attends boarding school.