Overview

In a secluded hotel circumscribed by a dense forest Max and Alissa Thor meet Stein and Elisabeth. Max, a professor of future history and an aspiring author, is immediately attracted to the brooding wife of industrialist Bernard Alione, Elisabeth, who is recovering from a miscarriage. Stein, a German Jew and potential writer, is infatuated by Alissa, Max's young wife and former student. During their sojourn the guests' identities gradually meld.

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Cast

Catherine Sellers

Elisabeth Alione

Michael Lonsdale

Stein

Henri Garcin

Max Thor

Nicole Hiss

Alissa

Daniel Gélin

Bernard Alione