French drama tracking the destructive relationship between two young women, Emma (Isild Le Besco) & Marie (Judith Davis). When the solitary & troubled Emma lets a room in her flat out to her childhood friend, classical piano student Marie, an intense bond develops between the two that soon spills over into obsession. A power struggle ensues as Marie vacillates between her desire for Emma & the urge to escape from her. When this draining relationship starts to affect her piano recitals, Marie decides to put an end to it
- but Emma refuses to give her up without a fight.