A harrowing pathology of the soul, centres on a family group: patrice, the beautiful and narcissistic son; his ugly and malicious sister, isabelle-marie; and louise, their vain and uncomprehending mother. These character...A harrowing pathology of the soul, centres on a family group: patrice, the beautiful and narcissistic son; his ugly and malicious sister, isabelle-marie; and louise, their vain and uncomprehending mother. These characters inhabit an amoral universe where beauty reflects no truth and love is an empty delusion.