The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which is borrowed from a 1958 film with the same name by Marc Allegret, refers to the sense the actresses have of what is expected of them by the film industry.
Delphine Seyrig
Jill Clayburgh
Marie Dubois
Delia Salvi
Juliet Berto
Patti D'Arbanville
Maidie Norman
Louise Fletcher
Jane Fonda
Cindy Williams
Rita Renoir
Jenny Agutter
Luce Guilbeault
Shirley MacLaine
Anne Wiazemsky
Rose Gregorio
Maria Schneider
Viva
Candy Clark
Barbara Steele
Millie Perkins
Mallory Millet-Jones
Susan Tyrrell
Ellen Burstyn
Simone de Beauvoir