Servais, a reporter, and photographer meets Nadine Chevalier, an actress who is forced to earn her living by accepting roles unworthy of her real talent. She is married to Jacques, a delightful sort of disenchanted clown who runs away from the realities of life. Nadine and Servais soon discover how important their encounter was and neither one of them wants to dismiss it as a mere fling.

Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. Based on the novel: La nuit américaine / Christopher Frank. Bonus features: interview with director Andrzej Żuławski; original trailer.