Paris, 1928. Antoine Balestro, a fashionable young painter, has been unable to work since his wife’s death, driving Armand, his gallerist, to despair. One drunken night, Antoine tries to contact his wife through a medium. Unbeknownst to him, he is actually speaking with Suzanne, a humble fairground worker who slipped into the caravan to steal some food. Suzanne proves gifted at deception and, quickly aided by Armand, she strings together a series of fake séances. Gradually, Antoine regains his inspiration, but for Suzanne things become complicated as she slowly falls in love with the man she is manipulating...