After World War I, widower Renier has returned to his estate Horlebecq. His sole diversion is his correspondence with the Parisian Rolande, who he met during the war. Even though his family is pressuring him into marrying his sister-in-law Emily, Renier stays obsessed with Rolande and even visits her in Paris. She manages to persuade him to invest large sums of money into the "Academie de Beauté" in Paris. His reckless investments and breaking off his engagement with Emily leads to unbearable tensions at Horlebecq...
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
as Rolande
as Diane
as Clarence
as Hardwin
as Emily
as Dr. Ferguson
as Notaris Moorjan
as Simone Moorjan
as Chansonnière
as Tastenoy
as Sky Pink
as Ogier
as Marie Laurence
as Raf Tastenoy
as Coleta
