David, a young farmer from Cantal, has just had an idea: to save his farm from bankruptcy, he is going to set up a cabaret on the farm. The show will be on stage and on the plate, with good local products. He is sure, it can only work. His relatives, his mother and especially his grandfather, are more skeptical.

玛丽（朱迪斯•戴维斯 Judith Davis 饰）从乡下来到法国里昂国家音乐学院进修钢琴演奏，借住在童年好友艾玛（伊希尔•勒•贝斯柯 Isild Le Besco 饰）的公寓里。儿时很害羞少语的艾玛长大后变得成熟自信，让玛丽深深着迷，产生了不一样的感情。玛丽所在的学院学期末考核要求学生必须弹奏舒曼的狂欢节外加两首自选歌曲，因为课程上高标准的要求，玛丽不得不牺牲很多娱乐时间来严格练习钢琴。因而她大部分时间都是在艾玛陪伴下度过，二人分享着彼此生活的快乐，感情日益深厚。一次舞会上玛丽受到陌生男子的骚扰无法脱身时，艾玛及时相救，并给与安慰，使玛丽倍感温暖，二人的爱欲一触即发。但艾玛对玛丽日益强烈的控制欲却让事情走向了不可控制的方向….