General Montriveau, having returned from the Napoleonic Wars in despair, quickly becomes enamored with Duchess Langeais. Across a series of nocturnal visitations, the Duchess mercilessly toys with her hot-tempered suitor, as the machinations of a shadowy conspiracy unfold in the background.
| Directing | Jacques Rivette | Director |
| Writing | Pascal Bonitzer | Writer |
| Sound | Pierre Allio | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jacques Rivette | Writer |
| Writing | Honoré de Balzac | Novel |
| Editing | Nicole Lubtchansky | Editor |
| Production | Maurice Tinchant | Producer |
| Production | Martine Marignac | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maïra Ramedhan Levi | Costume Design |
| Art | Emmanuel de Chauvigny | Production Design |
| Camera | William Lubtchansky | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Christine Laurent | Writer |
