The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
as The Man
as The Woman
as Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle
as Bandit Leader in the Hut
as Governor
as Duke of Blangis
as Marquise of X
as Orchestra Conductor
as Marquis of X
as Bandit (uncredited)
as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Bandit (uncredited)
as Lame Bandit (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Bandit (uncredited)
as Bandit (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Governor's Wife (uncredited)
as Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited)
as Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Bandit (uncredited)
as Forester (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
as Péman (uncredited)
as Bandit (uncredited)
as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)