: While Charles develops deep romantic feelings, Angèle remains emotionally detached, still grieving her late husband. This leads to a "practical" rather than "passionate" union, marked by awkwardness and sexual frustration.
: Charles ( Olivier Gourmet ), a middle-aged cavalry officer who lost a leg in battle, returns to his family estate. He hires Angèle ( Georgia Scalliet ), a young nurse and war widow with a young daughter, to assist in his recovery.
: After their wedding, the couple struggles significantly in the bedroom. Charles's physical disability creates performance anxiety and psychological shame, while Angèle struggles to force an attraction she does not genuinely feel.
: In an act of rebellion against Charles—who had begun seeking comfort from a prostitute—Angèle has a brief affair with Léonard. The Resolution
The film follows the life of Anaïs, a 30-year-old French woman who returns to her childhood home in the south of France to care for her ailing mother. As she sorts through her family's belongings, Anaïs discovers a series of old letters and photographs that lead her to China, where her father, a French diplomat, was stationed during her childhood. Intrigued by her family's mysterious past, Anaïs decides to embark on a journey to China to uncover the truth about her father's time there and her own heritage.