Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The Count (Jean-Claude Brialy) and his Countess Mahe (Sylvia Fennec) delight in throwing lavish costume balls. The couple develops a friendship with a young boy who delights in the parties thrown by the noble couple. Love soon blooms between the Countess and the boy as she searches for something more than a string of endless parties and social affairs. The masquerades are an attempt to freeze time and hold on to the nostalgia of a bygone era. For fear of losing her, the Count allows the Countess to continue her love affair.
as Count Anne d'Orgel
as Countess Mahé d'Orgel
as François de Séryeuse
as Madame de Séryeuse
as Paul Robin
as Prince Naroumof
as Marie
as Mademoiselle d'Orgel
as Hortense d'Austerlitz
as Mirza
as The Ambassador
as Amina
as A guest
as Hester
