On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, Parisian editor. On the other hand meet Julien Demarsay: an insecure, timid, young bookseller from the East of France who has just written his first autobiographic novel, with what it takes of navel-contemplating and soul-searching. What do they have in common? Nothing much, except that sex will unite them, ambition part them before true love is born between them at last.
At the Festival d'Avignon, all kinds of theatre coexist without ever really mingling. Stéphane acts in a popular comedy while Fanny plays in a classical piece by Victor Hugo. In order to seduce her, Stéphane makes her believe he is playing the role of Rodrigue in Corneille's renowned masterpiece: Le Cid.
