Bertrand, a reserved student, bides his time in a casually hostile and envious friendship with charismatic Guillaume. At a café, Guillaume approaches the spirited, independent Suzanne and invites her to his party. He plans to seduce her just for fun, while Bertrand watches bitterly.

Shooting on Parisian streets with a 16mm camera and nonprofessional cast, Rohmer continued his series of Moral Tales with this mid-length feature. His later films may possess a greater formal refinement, but a knack for behavioral and psychological complexity was readily apparent from the start.