Art collector Pierre Niox rushes through life, lives a frantic life, does everything in full speed -- searching for and acquiring works of art or real estate, marrying or even dying -- and in total disregard for any kind of morality. His misdeeds finally turn on him and destroy him.

Pierre Niox
Edwige De Bois-Rosé
Placide Justin
Marie De Bois-Rosé
Maurice, Expert
Madame De Bois-Rosé, the Mother
Cardiologist
Vivien
Decorator
Katia
Auction Room Employee