A widower maintains a memorial room filled with his late wife's belongings. When fire destroys it, he transforms a chapel into a new shrine to preserve her memory.

François Truffaut
as Julien Davenne

Nathalie Baye
as Cecilia Mandel

Jean Dasté
as Bernard Humbert

Patrick Maléon
as Georges

Jeanne Lobre
as Mrs. Rambaud

Antoine Vitez
as Bishop's secretary

Jean-Pierre Moulin
as Gerard Mazet

Serge Rousseau
as Paul Massigny

Jean-Pierre Ducos
as Priest in the mortuary room

Annie Miller
as Geneviève Mazet