That slight tension created by being overly dressed on the streets of Paris takes on a whole new dimension under Jacques Rivette’s camera. Set among young people, this short film lays bare the practical and mundane logistics of infidelity. An expensive fur coat from a lover is more than enough to upset the meticulously woven balance of a bourgeois marriage. Far from clichés, this blend of comedy and drama follows the small calculations behind closed doors rather than grand tragedies. Those silent reckonings on the way home draw the viewer into the characters’ unease.