Malady of Love

Two doctors, one seasoned and the other youthful, both find themselves enamored with Juliette, an unpredictable hairdresser. Initially, she is involved with Raoul, the elder physician, but soon finds herself swept away by a passionate affair with Clément, the younger doctor. Raoul retaliates by exploiting Clément’s feelings of guilt and Juliette’s insecurities. Clément, in turn, pleads his case to Juliette, breaks off his engagement, and relocates with her to the countryside, where he establishes his medical practice and proposes starting a family. Overwhelmed, Juliette flees from Clément and returns to Raoul. When she is diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease and the treatment proves ineffective, Raoul suspects that her ailment is rooted in matters of the heart. Can it be healed?