Johann, a painter, arrives in Portugal and enjoys a peaceful stay at a
luxurious villa on the coast. The house belongs to Pierre, a
cultural attaché at the French embassy. Johann agrees to
paint a portrait of his host's wife, Marine, who has never forgiven her
husband for not becoming a painter. Meanwhile, Pierre's daughter
comes to regard Johann as the father she would have loved to have
had...
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