1974, Paris. Three childhood friends, Aurélien, Antoine and Barbara, prepare a show in aid of Chilean refugees. Luis Miguel Suerte is the star of their little theater company, "L'Elan." It's here that, one summer night, Jeanne, a beautiful 27-year-old woman with her heart set on Paris, turns up out of nowhere. She's soon on stage and in Antoine's arms, and then Aurélien's. He's the taciturn one of the bunch, and had loved her at first sight, had been the one to sense her acting talent. But Jeanne, who's also a kind of exile, is secretly attracted to Luis for whom she feels a troubling passion. 1982, 1995, the years go by… Aurélien is now a famous director and 13 years of private lives, theater passions and political commitment are seen through his eyes. Jeanne's acting career came to an abrupt end just when it was truly taking off and now her ghost comes back to haunt them, turning everything upside down…