The story takes place in Normandy in 1819. Jenny (Judith Chemla), a young woman who has just finished her monastic life, returns to her hometown with expectations and fantasies about the future. There, she meets a young man named Julian (Judith Chemla), and they soon decide to join hands in marriage. However, the happiness of the newlyweds did not last long. Soon, Jenny discovered that Julian was actually a hypocritical and ruthless playboy. He was not only very rude and indifferent to Jenny, but also had an affair with Jenny's best friend. Julian completely destroyed Jenny's fantasy of family and commitment. In the end, he paid a painful price for his actions, but his death did not appease Jenny's injured heart, because for her, one nightmare ended and another nightmare began.