In Paris, unhappy movie actress Catherine Crachat becomes infatuated with the mathematician Pierre Indemini, but then breaks up with him. After a film shoot in Vienna, Catherine stays with a rich admirer, Fanny Hohenstein. Fanny has a history of many lovers of both sexes, two of whom killed themselves over her.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fanny ArdantCatherine Crachat | Catherine Crachat |
 Hanna SchygullaFanny Hohenstein | Fanny Hohenstein |
 Robin RenucciPierre Indemini | Pierre Indemini |
 André WilmsAndré Leuwen | André Leuwen |
 Michael GreilingOtto | Otto |
| CChristophe NeidhardtGuido | Guido |
 Marilú MariniMarguerite | Marguerite |
 Marianne DenicourtFlore | Flore |
| EEmmanuelle Cuau Céline | Céline |
 Geneviève OminiLa Servandoni | La Servandoni |
| PPatty PatrickCoogan | Coogan |
| RRonald MillsL'Américain | L'Américain |
 Christian EricksonL'Anglais | L'Anglais |
 Josef GriesserNot listed | Not listed |
| JJerzy PiwowarczykNot listed | Not listed |
| HHélène RobinNot listed | Not listed |
| BBarbara HoffmannNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarina ThayenthalNot listed | Not listed |