Ronet is an alcoholic writer who no longer sees any choice for himself except suicide. When he proves impotent in an encounter with a friend (Skerla) of his estranged wife, she takes him back to the sanitarium from which he has just been discharged. He tells the doctor that he is awash
with anxiety, but the doctor only recommends that he telephone his wife and tell her everything is fine. Ronet begins reading a book, cuts out a picture of Marilyn Monroe and several obituaries, and keeps a diary in which he has targeted July 23 as the date of his suicide. He travels to Paris to
visit some old friends, but he is unable or unwilling to communicate with them. He return...
Released:
1963
Rated:
NR
Length:
110 mins