Moving between reality and dream, it tells the story of a psychiatrist (Jean-Pierre Marielle) facing imminent death who follows the fantasy of one last love affair with a much younger woman (Emmanuelle Seigner).

In a private clinic set in a country estate, the aging psychiatrist Pierre-François collapses with a heart attack from listening to the steamy fantasies of a sex-mad young patient Brigitte.

Back at his clinic Pierre-François goes cycling and loses control of his bicycle while going downhill through a wood that takes him to Odile's tennis club.

After a few appearances in TV series, Mathilde Seigner made her film debut in this movie in which her sister, Emmanuelle, was the main character.

A modest role in terms of screen presence, but a bold and difficult one to tackle for the young actress, who drank 8 cognacs before the scene to give herself courage.