Emile, a seventy-year-old widower, enjoys a peaceful retirement without a care in the world. He spends his days fishing on the banks of the River Loire with Edmond, another retired man. One day, Edmond dies suddenly, having told his friend that he has been leading a secret and very active love life. Realising that it will not be long before he joins Edmond, Emile acquires a sudden taste for desires that he has not experienced for years. He is about to embark on his second adolescence...