Seven vignettes exploring the surprises, thrills, and awkwardness of getting into bed together.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Secrets in the Dark
A client discovers a prostitute's hidden glass eye when he defies her demand for darkness, revealing the surprises hidden in intimate encounters.
Key Events
Client Arrives — A client visits a prostitute famous for singing during oral sex.
Location: Prostitute's bedroom
Demand for Darkness — She demands sex in the dark; client turns on the light.
Location: Prostitute's bedroom
Glass Eye Revealed — Client discovers a glass eye beside him; she used her empty socket.
Location: Prostitute's bedroom
Woman Joins Bed — A woman arrives at a man's bed for an apparent hookup.
Location: Man's bedroom
Awkward Encounters
A woman flees a man's filthy bed, while an older woman hesitates to sleep with a young man after decades of marriage.
Key Events
Woman Joins Bed — A woman arrives at a man's bed for an apparent hookup.
Location: Man's bedroom
Cleaning Habits — Light conversation reveals the man's lack of cleanliness.
Location: Man's bedroom
Horrified Escape — The woman flees in horror, leaving her underwear behind.
Location: Man's bedroom
Young Man Follows — A young man follows an older woman to her bed.
Location: Older woman's home
Lady's Deliberation — She hesitates, having had no sex since her long marriage ended.
Location: Older woman's bedroom
Inverted Intimacies
A couple plays a strange counting game in inverted positions, and two friends simulate lovers until a real confession emerges.
Key Events
Inverted Positions — A couple lies head-to-toe, each near the other's feet.
Location: Bedroom
Counting to 69 — They count backwards alternately from 100 to 69.
Location: Bedroom
Simulated Lovers — Two good friends role-play a lover scenario in bed.
Location: Bedroom
Confession of Love — The black-haired friend confesses love to the blonde.
Location: Bedroom
First Kiss — The two friends kiss after the confession.
Location: Bedroom
The Light Debate
A man's insistence on darkness offends his partner, yet she stays the night after missing her train, leading to an awkward request.
Key Events
Lights-Off Demand — A man insists on sex with the light off.
Location: Man's apartment
Offended Refusal — The woman is offended, thinking he finds her ugly, and refuses.
Location: Man's apartment
Missed Train Stay — She missed her last train and stays; he asks to masturbate.
Location: Man's apartment
Crossing Boundaries
A gay man and a straight guy overcome their mutual inexperience, sharing oral sex and a final kiss.
Key Events
Inexperience Talk — A gay man and a straight guy discuss their mutual inexperience.
Location: Bedroom
Oral Sex Exchange — They perform oral sex on each other.
Location: Bedroom
Final Kiss — The two men finally kiss, completing the encounter.
Location: Bedroom
Story Breakdown
Darkness and Deception — A prostitute's secret is exposed when a client defies her demand for darkness.
Anthem Performance — The prostitute is famous for singing the French anthem during oral sex.
Glass Eye Reveal — The client turns on the light and discovers her glass eye.
Hygiene Horror — A woman is repulsed by a man's unclean habits and flees his bed.
Unclean Confession — The man's lack of cleanliness is revealed in conversation.
Hasty Exit — The woman leaves in horror, forgetting her underwear.
Second Chances — An older woman hesitates to be intimate with a young man after her long marriage ended.
Post-Marriage Hesitation — She has not had sex with anyone since separating from her husband.
Young Pursuer — A young man followed her home and reaches her bed.
Inverted Play — A couple lies head-to-toe and engages in a strange counting ritual.
Reverse Positions — Each person's head is near the other's feet.
Counting Game — They count backwards alternately from 100 to 69.
Confession Among Friends — A simulated lover scenario leads to a real confession of love.
Simulated Lovers — Two friends role-play a lover scenario.
Love Revealed — The black-haired friend confesses love and they kiss.
Fear of Light — A man's demand for darkness offends his partner, yet she stays the night.
Light Off Demand — The man insists on sex with the light off.
Missed Train — She misses her last train and sleeps beside him.
First Encounters — A gay man and a straight guy share their mutual inexperience.
Mutual Inexperience — Each lacks experience with the other's orientation.
Intimate Exchange — They perform oral sex and finally kiss.
Seven brief scenes, each with a couple, explore the surprises and the changes of heart that can occur during sexual encounters. Only one of the seven couples has been in bed together before; several are strangers or new acquaintances. A prostitute and her john, an older woman and a youth who follows her home, two women friends, a gay man with a straight man, a man with distinctive ideas about soap and water, a woman who wants the light left on, and a Spanish-speaking woman with a French-speaking man make for an array of possibilities and unanticipated consequences. The 7 bed scenes are titled: The Black Hole [Le trou noir]; Mr. Clean [Monsieur Propre]; Madame; Heads or Tails [Tête bêche]; The Ideal Man [L'homme idéal]; Love in the Dark [L'amour dans le noir]; and The Virgins [Les puceaux].
