

110 minutes
4/21/1968
Chick fell in love with Alise because of a shared passion for writer Jean-Sol Partre who gradually devoured their relationship. Soon after, Colin, the main character, also falls in love with a young girl, Chloe, but after their marriage she soon suffers from a strange illness: a water lily grows in her lungs.

Jacques Perrin
as Colin

Marie-France Pisier
as Alise

Sami Frey
as Chick

Alexandra Stewart
as Isis

Annie Buron
as Chloé

Bernard Fresson
as Nicolas

Sacha Briquet

Moune de Rivel

René-Jean Chauffard
as Bookstore

Claude Piéplu
as Doctor
Jacqueline Ferrière

Sacha Pitoëff
as Pharmacist

Ursula Vian-Kübler
as Nun
Jim Wilsam

Jacques Rispal

Delphine Seyrig
as Narrator (voice)