Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senior, after he offers to clear her bills for her. While she types his memoirs the two develop a close friendship, but Arnaud becomes jealous when Nelly begins dating his good-looking young publisher.
Emmanuelle Béart
Nelly
Michel Serrault
Mr. Pierre Arnaud
Claire Nadeau
Jacqueline
Françoise Brion
Lucie
Michael Lonsdale
Dollabella
Charles Berling
Jérôme
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Vincent Granec
Michèle Laroque
Isabelle
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Christophe
Michel Albertini
Taieb
Coraly Zahonero
Marianne
Graziella Delerm
Laurence
Olivier Pajot
Jean-Marc
Alexandre Chappuis
Luc
Judith Vittet
Bénédicte
Karine Foviau
Sandrine
Laure Chamay
Girl in the Bistro
Sylvie Jobert
Valérie
Janine Souchon
Maria
Mathilde Vitry
The Judge
Angelín
Monsieur Toux
Thierry Heckendorn
Director P.A.O
Abel Jafri
Friend of Taieb
Philippe Lelièvre
Manager of the Printers
Suzy Marquis
Madame Toux
Jérôme Albrecht
Brewery client (uncredited)