在这部加兰医生剧情片中,加兰医生年轻的女儿怀孕，儿子整日郁郁寡欢，而加兰医生却因工作繁忙无暇顾及家庭，但总能找到时间与情人私会。生活正一团糟时，加兰医生发觉自己已经罹患癌症，生命最后时刻，她试着找到面对生活的勇气……
本片女主角，法国著名女演员安妮·吉拉尔多凭借本片中的精彩表演荣获第二届恺撒奖最佳女主角奖，电影同时获最佳摄影奖提名。
Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time to spend with her family, which consists of her husband Gérard, her pregnant teenager daughter Élisabeth, and her sullen son Julien. However, she does manage to find the time to spend with her lover, Daniel Letessier. While her life in such disarray, she learns that she has cancer. Françoise tries to put a brave face on it, and is determined to face the life-threatening disease with courage.
