The film stars Jane Birkin, Patrick Dewaere, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Vittorio Caprioli and Jean-Claude Brialy.

[1] Catherine is a young British prostitute who decides to make money living in Paris.

Eder particularly praised the acting of Vittorio Caprioli as an Italian businessman who is one of the protagonist's lovers.

[2] On the other hand, John Simon's review for New York described Birkin as "a nasty baggage" and the film as "the most offensive dungheap masquerading as a movie to be seen in years, perhaps ever.

"[3] In a review for Time Out, Geoff Brown said the film was "not hot enough to be a sexploiter, but not sophisticated enough to be anything better".