What makes a marriage? Georges and Natalie
argue and shout constantly; Fred, a bachelor playboy approaching
50, sleeps with many women, loving them all, living with none.
Vincent, nearing 40, best friend of Georges and Fred, is married
to Gabrielle and they have a son. He keeps his feelings to
himself. He and Gabrielle are playful and passionate with each
other, then bored and detached. Is Vincent holding back, and if
so, why? A colleague accuses him of believing in romantic fairy
tales. Gabrielle imagines them separated. Are the basics of life
women working and men chasing skirts? Is marriage the alternative
to possibilities?