An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.
as Claude Debussy
as Pierre Louÿs / Film Director
as Gaby Dupont
as Madame Bardac
as Lily
as The Actor
as Secretary
as Saint Sebastian
as Stage Lily
as Zohra, the slave girl
as Chouchou at 13
as Maeterlinck's girlfriend
as Stage Debussy
as Vasnier daughter
as Stage Madame Bardac
as Madame Vasnier
as Reporter
as Monsieur Vasnier
as Chouchou (uncredited)