Description: Araminte (Isabelle Huppert) is a wealthy widow who unwittingly hires the smitten Dorante (Louis Garrel) as her accountant. Secrets and lies accumulate as Dorante and his accomplice, Araminte’s manservant Dubois (Yves Jacques), manipulate not only the good-hearted Araminte, but also her friend and confidante, Marton (Manon Combes). Dorante, by turns pitiable and proficient, but always deferential to his social better, walks a fine line in his quest to arouse an equal desire in the object of his affections. Araminte’s mother (Bulle Ogier), who suspects the young man’s intentions, wants to push her daughter into the arms of an aged, hard-up Count (Jean-Pierre Malo).