Impulsive Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier, The New Girlfriend ) careers from one lover to the next while trying to find some direction in her life. Following a brief dalliance with an older man (Denis Podalydès, Sorry Angel ), she soon finds herself captivated instead by his beautiful long-time partner Emilie (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Summer of 85, Only the Animals ), a successful and beguilingly charismatic writer, and an affair begins which may just offer the contentment Anaïs has been searching for.