"At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago, she was the Duchess of Langeais, and he her most persistent suitor."
Jeanne Balibar
as Antoinette de Langeais
Guillaume Depardieu
as Armand de Montriveau
Bulle Ogier
as Princess de Blamont-Chauvry
Michel Piccoli
as Vidame de Pamiers
Anne Cantineau
as Clara de Serizy
Thomas Durand
as De Marsay
Nicholas Bouchaud
as De Trailles
Mathias Jung
as Julien
Victoria Zinny
as Le Mere superieure
Remo Girone
as Le confesseur au couvent
Beppe Chierici
as L'alcade
Paul Chevillard
as Duc de Navarreins
Barbet Schroeder
as Duc de Grandlieu
Birgit Ludwig
as Dianne de Maufrigneuse
Denis Freyd
as Abbe Gondrand
Claude Delaugerre
as Auguste
Marc Barbé
as Marquis de Ronquerolles
Julie Judd
as Lisette
Jacques Rivette
Director
Pascal Bonitzer
Writer
Pierre Allio
Original Music Composer
Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Nicole Lubtchansky
Editor
Martine Marignac
Producer
Maurice Tinchant
Emmanuel de Chauvigny
Production Design
Maïra Ramedhan Levi
Costume Design
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Christine Laurent