Retired typesetter and protagonist. He keeps his past newspaper work in his basement, becomes estranged from his wife Clémence, and adopts a stray cat that becomes the focus of their marital conflict. After Clémence kills the cat instead of herself as he intended, he temporarily leaves for a brothel and later takes a fatal overdose following his wife's death.
Past romantic connection resurfaces as Julien seeks refuge during his marital crisis.
Long-married couple whose relationship has deteriorated into silence.
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