[2][3] The film has mixed Direct Cinema documentary techniques and distancing devices similar to those employed by Jean-Luc Godard.
The protagonist, a journalist played by Claude Godbout [fr], struggles with the question of whether to change society or accept it the way it is.
He has a partner who is an American girl, an actress who runs a theater, but does not share the troubles and struggles with him.
Claude leaves Montreal for the Quebec countryside to reflect on his life, and with the distance between them, their love fades.
[1] Critic Robert Daudelin stated: "At last we were confronted by a film which really belonged to us, one in which we were happy to recognize ourselves and see ourselves close up.