
ThestorygoesthatMaria’sfatherispresumeddeadandsomefourmilliondollarsleftinhiscareareunaccountedfor.Maria’selusivesisterLiz(DanièleGegauff,aproduceronOut1andstarofasingleChabrolfilm)summonsMariaandJoe(Liz’sboyfriend)butfailstoshowupherself,sothesetwomeetandgoonanadventuretogether.Lizshowsupbriefly,alongwithabunchmorecharacters,eachofwhomwanttohelpeitherMariaorherpossibly-alivefather,ormorelikely,wantashareofthemoney.MostsuspiciousisShirley(SylvieMatton,whosehusbanddirectedherandUdoKierinhisadulthorrorSpermula),whoispossiblyeitherLiz’sbestfriend,thefather’sex-lover,Joe’ssisterornoneoftheabove.<br/> ThemovieseemstofitsneatlyintheRivettefilmography,withon-cameramusicianslikepredecessorDuelle,andacoupleofcharacterschasingaroundthecountrytryingtosolveapossiblyimaginedmysteryalafollow-upPontduNord.Buttherearesomewrinkles.ThegrasponthemysteryissoonlostandJoeandMariaramble,theirrelationshipgrowingincreasinglyunpleasant,thentheplotreturnswithapuzzlingvengeanceinthelasthalfhour.Plusthereareunexplainedfantasyscenes,withJoeandasuspiciouslyMaria-likegirl(playedbyHermineKaragheuz,MarieinOut1)chasingeachotherthroughforestsanddeserts,withappearancesbysnakes,riflesandamountedarmoredknight.






