L'ex-femme d'un sculpteur célèbre convainc son amant de dérober une des oeuvres de son ancien mari puis de la remplacer par le modèle vivant lui-même, le jour de l'exposition...
Two men meet in a park: Haldern has on a black balaclava, while Ablou is wearing white underpants. The film is based on choreography by Daniel Larrieu, who was invited to "play with the story board" of Alfred Jarry's book "Haldernablou", with illustrations by Tom de Pékin.
This documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Jean Painlevé was originally presented in eight parts on French television. It was edited to remove duplicated material from its original length of 240 minutes.