Harold, a young millionaire, is a “living corpse,” unable to break free from the shackles of his Oedipus complex toward his indifferent mother, whose attention and love he tries in vain to earn by making several suicide attempts that only elicit her laughter. But after meeting the elderly yet energetic Maud, he comes back to life. Maud survived a Nazi concentration camp; she is not afraid of death. Thus begins this unusual love story.