Summary
In the dimly lit corridors of a crumbling bourgeois manor, a restless husband habitually abandons his spouse each night, chasing the neon allure of gambling dens and the intoxicating pulse of nocturnal revelry. His absence becomes a ritual, a silent pact with the shadows that swallow the house. One evening, however, the routine fractures: he returns to find his wife, a figure of languid elegance, seated beside the stoic butler, a glass of amber liquid in one hand and a cigarette smoldering in the other. The tableau is both intimate and defiant, a tableau that hints at clandestine solidarity, unspoken resentment, and a fragile rebellion against the patriarchal cadence that has defined their lives. As the night deepens, the couple's quiet communion unspools, exposing fissures in their marriage, the weight of societal expectations, and the lingering specter of desire that has been suppressed beneath layers of decorum. The film unfurls this domestic tableau with a measured, almost painterly patience, allowing each lingering glance and hesitant breath to articulate the unvoiced tensions that simmer beneath the surface.
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A man leaves his wife alone every evening to gamble and enjoy the nightlife. But one night, when he arrives home, he finds her drinking and smoking languorously next to the butler.
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