An actress is deeply affected by her role as Nathalia Petrovna, the protagonist in Turgenev’s play “A Month in the Country,” which she is struggling to rehearse. To escape her anxieties, Marcelline seeks solace in a swimming pool while listening to Glenn Miller’s music. However, her efforts are in vain. Time relentlessly marches on, reminding her of her forty years and the absence of children in her life.