An Italian theatre company comes to Paris to put on a production of Pirandello’s play As You Desire Me. Camille, the main character in the play and also the girlfriend of the director and manager of the company, Ugo, is the only actress of French origin. Paris is filled with old memories: three years ago she had abandoned Pierre, whose love for her at the time had threatened her ambitions as an actress. Ugo also has his secrets: his quest for the manuscript of an unpublished Goldoni play which he wants to produce has also led him to Paris. Camille meets Pierre who now lives with another woman; Ugo makes the acquaintance of Dominique, known as Do, the daughter of the heir to an impressive collection of manuscripts. Old and new passions finally flare up in a battle for life and death in which each must make clear what he really wants, while the stage itself unveils a multitude of hidden truths.