Anna has an
appointment to meet with Dr. Monnier, a psychiatrist, for
the first time. She accidentally knocks on the wrong door
and ends up confessing her marriage problems to William Faber,
a tax accountant. Surprised by her mistake, unsettled by her
distress and somewhat excited by this unexpected situation,
William does not have the courage to tell her that he is not
an analyst. As the two begin to meet on a regular basis, a
strange ritual develops between them. Anna is comforted by
these regular visits and by William’s keen ability to
listen to her. William is deeply moved by her confessions
and fascinated by the secrets that no man has ever heard.
At the same time, they exercise ambiguous power over each
other. Anna is vulnerable to William’s deception, yet
she becomes empowered by her confessions. William is morally
reproachable and one is never quite sure whether he is a romantic
man or a creepy voyeur. Incapable of telling Anna the truth,
he is compelled to consult Dr. Monnier, as Anna and William
become attracted to each other. In the end, the ambiguous
relationship is about to turn into a love story when the two
of them meet again years later in the south of France.
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