Benoit (Attal) includes his handsome best friend Pierre`s (Berling) photo in a response to a personal add placed by Marie (Gainsbourg.) Although he doesn`t look like the picture, Benoit and Marie meet, fall in love, and soon get married. When Pierre finally meets Marie at the wedding, he also falls in love with her! Will she fall for the man she was originally attracted to in the photo? The tale of this outlandish tragedy unfolds as the friendship of two men is plagued by their love for the same woman. Based on the novel by Julian Barnes.