Actor Max and rich girl Giovanna often meet in the home of arid writer Michele and his wife Nina and talk about many things, but above all about love. Giovanna is in love with Michele, whom Nina betrays with Max. To revive their relationship, which shows signs of exhaustion, Max finds for Nina an exceptional paid amateur, Rick, a rebel intellectual who falls in love with her. He declares his love, writes, telephones, everything--finally desperate, he tries to kill himself. Nina saves him and decides to move in with him. Soon their life in common sinks on the usual rocks, so that he goes to Michele to return her. Michele does not intend to lose Nina and finds a solution also for Rick: admit him in the clan, make him sit with the others at the same table.