Paul and Agnès have been going out for quite some time, and Agnès is shocked to learn that Paul would rather live on campus than move in with her. Paul is strangely attracted to his room-mate Louis-Arnault without realising so himself. Upon seeing this, Agnès becomes jealous and proposes a bet: whoever gets Louis-Arnault into bed first, wins. If she emerges victorious, Paul may no longer explore his homoerotic yearnings, but if Paul succeeds she will walk away.

"Sexual politics, race politics, class differences, elite educational institutions, metropole vs. margins, new vs. old money... A lot more than hormones are stirring in this movie." - Epinions.com