Paris at the end of the 19th Century. Four gentlemen are smoking and drinking in a smoking lounge. Each one recalls the memory of a beloved woman he has lost. Four moving "Portraits of Mistresses", adapted from a story by Charles Baudelaire.—Anonymous
In the lively, glamorous and extravagant city of Paris at the end of the XIXth century, four gentlemen are drinking and smoking. Each one recalls an either touching, comic or tragic story of a woman he loved. Through those lovely portraits of mistresses each one confesses his deep failure. (Adapted from Charles Baudelaire's short story, in 'Le Spleen de Paris')—Anonymous