Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her own decline. They all struggle to express, or feel, their love for one another.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nathalie BayeNathalie | Nathalie |
 Hubert DeschampsRoger | Roger |
 Philippe LéotardPhilippe | Philippe |
 Monique MélinandMonique | Monique |
| HHenri SaulquinNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlain GrestauNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnna GayaneNot listed | Not listed |
| MMireille LaurenchetNot listed | Not listed |
| CCorinne DerelCorinne | Corinne |
| MMarie-Blanche DehauxCorinne | Corinne |
| CChristian DehauxNot listed | Not listed |
| JJean-Dominique de la RochefoucauldNot listed | Not listed |
| JJeanne DulacJeanne | Jeanne |
| LLucien DulacNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnne-Claude GirardAnne-Claude | Anne-Claude |
| HHélène SautreauNot listed | Not listed |
| BBerthe DischampsNot listed | Not listed |
| GGeorges VimardNot listed | Not listed |
| FFrançoise PavyNot listed | Not listed |
| AAline BrunelNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlbert BrunelNot listed | Not listed |
| JJean-Luc CarritNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean-François Balmer(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Jacques Villeret(uncredited) | (uncredited) |