A bored bisexual millionaire picks up a young destitute street artist and whisks her away to her villa in Saint Tropez. They meet a dashing local architect and both fall for him, setting in motion a ménage à trois of deception and betrayal.
Acting
Audran's smile could freeze the Mediterranean.
Direction
Chabrol's camera lingers like a predator choosing prey.
Cinematography
Saint-Tropez has never looked this sinister in sunlight.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chabrol shot the Riviera scenes during off-season; those 'glamorous' beaches were freezing, which explains the characters' visible tension.
Released months after May '68, the film's aristocratic ennui read as political critique to French audiences—a class warfare disguised as bedroom drama.
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