Antoinette is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the extravagant balls in 1820s Paris, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Flattered by declarations of love from a handsome general, Armand de Montriveau, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction but repeatedly refuses Montriveau. When the humiliated man seeks his revenge, Antoinette’s love awakens. But it may be too late for the star-crossed lovers.
Antoinette is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the extravagant balls in 1820s Paris, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Flattered by declarations of love from a handsome general, Armand de Montriveau, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction but repeatedly refuses Montriveau. When the humiliated man seeks his revenge, Antoinette’s love awakens. But it may be too late for the star-crossed lovers. 