French novelist Henri-Francois Rey adapted his novel Les Pianos Mecaniques with director Juan Antonio Bardem for this French/Italian/Spanish co-production, set in Spain. Vincent (Hardy Kruger) is recovering from a nervous breakdown in a seaside village on the Costa Brava. He enters into an affair with nightclub owner Jenny (Melina Mercouri), but their relationship changes when she falls for alcoholic author Pascal Regnier (James Mason), who is struggling to resume his writing career. Vincent eventually returns home, leaving Jenny to stay on with Pascal and his young son Daniel (Didier Haudepin). Their love enables him to start writing again.
Elenco: Melina Mercouri , James Mason , Hardy Krüger , Didier Haudepin , José María Mompín , Sophie Darès , Maurice Teynac , Karin Mossberg , Renaud Verley , Rafael Luis Calvo , Luis Induni , Keiko Kishi , María Albaicín , Josefina Tapias , Carlos Ronda , Antonio Díaz del Castillo , Ignasi Abadal , Lorenzo Planas , Io Apolloni , Sabine Sun , Gene Wesson .