Overview

In an empty villa, Vera Baxter sits and contemplates her life, as she recounts to a woman who was drawn to the villa when she heard the name Vera Baxter pronounced. Vera tells her about her no-good husband, who has been using her to keep his failing business afloat, up to her present love affair.

Cast

Delphine Seyrig

L'inconnue

Noëlle Châtelet

Monique Combes

Claudine Gabay

Vera Baxter

Gérard Depardieu

Michel Cayre

Nathalie Nell

La maîtresse de Jean

Claude Aufaure

Barman

François Périer

Jean Baxter (voice)

Marguerite Duras

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)